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The Significance of Higher Education on the Racial Gap in Marriage Rates Honors Thesis (B.A.), Department of Economics, Duke University, 2009 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Department of Economics, Duke University Keyword(s): Age at First Marriage; Educational Attainment; Marriage; Modeling, Probit; Racial Differences; Undergraduate Research; Women Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. In this paper, I examine the effect higher education has on the age of marriage and how this differs between black and white women. Becker’s theory of positive assortative mating in marriage markets lead me to predict higher levels of education would decrease the probability of being married by 30 and 40 for black women more than white women. My probit regressions showed that, despite an initial delay in marriage, increased education had a positive effect on the probability of marriage for black women confirming that lesser educated black women are more at risk of falling into the racial marriage gap. |
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Hamb, Kristin Danielle. "The Significance of Higher Education on the Racial Gap in Marriage Rates." Honors Thesis (B.A.), Department of Economics, Duke University, 2009. |