Marriage Selection Criteria in Korea: What an economic shock reveals about the marriage selection criteria

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We find from the examination of longitudinal data that when returns to investment in higher education diminish and economic hardship occurs, the social mix is prevalent with respect to the educational level as a marriage selection criterion but an alternative criterion such as family’s economic status is paid attention to. JEL Classification: D31, J11, J12 assortative mating selection criteria marriage education economic status Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. 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