Canonical correlation and assortative matching: A remark

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In the context of the Beckerian theory of marriage, when men and women match on a single-dimensional index that is the weighted sum of their respective multivariate attributes, many papers in the literature have used linear canonical correlation, and related techniques, in order to estimate these weights. We argue that this estimation technique is inconsistent and suggest some solutions.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 6942

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Bargaining Theory; Matching Theory ; Allocative Efficiency; Cost-Benefit Analysis ; Estimation: General
• Subject: matching ; marriage ; assignment ; assortative matching ; canonical correlation ; Ehe ; Matching ; Familienökonomik ; Korrelation ; Schätztheorie

Contributors, Location and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Dupuy, Arnaud ; Galichon, Alfred
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2012

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/67302
• Last update: 20.09.2024, 8:22 AM CEST