RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Working Late
JF Journal of Human Resources
JO J Hum Resour
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 582
OP 595
DO 10.3368/jhr.42.3.582
VO 42
IS 3
A1 Svarer, Michael
YR 2007
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/42/3/582.abstract
AB In this paper, I analyze the association between workplace sex ratios and partnership formation and dissolution. I find that the risk of dissolution increases with the fraction of coworkers of the opposite sex at both the female and male workplace. On the other hand, workplace sex ratios are not important for the overall transition rate from singlehood to partnership. The results suggest that the workplace constitutes a more important marriage market segment for individuals who are already in a partnership, presumably due to higher search cost for (alternative) partners in general.