PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Michael Svarer
TI  - Working Late
AID  - 10.3368/jhr.XLII.3.582
DP  - 2007 Jul 01
TA  - Journal of Human Resources
PG  - 582--595
VI  - XLII
IP  - 3
4099  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/XLII/3/582.short
4100  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/XLII/3/582.full
SO  - J Hum Resour2007 Jul 01; XLII
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.