The distribution of age at first marriage shows well-known strong regularities across many countries and recent historical periods. We accounted for these patterns by developing agent-based models that simulate the aggregate behavior of individuals who are searching for marriage partners. Past models assumed fully rational agents with complete knowledge of the marriage market; our simulated agents used psychologically plausible simple heuristic mate search rules that adjust aspiration levels on the basis of a sequence of encounters with potential partners. Substantial individual variation must be included in the models to account for the demographically observed age-at-marriage patterns.
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Titolo: | Aggregate age-at-marriage patterns from individual mate-search heuristics |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2005 |
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Autori: | Todd, P. M.; Billari, Francesco Candeloro; Simao, J. |
Rivista: | DEMOGRAPHY |
Abstract: | The distribution of age at first marriage shows well-known strong regularities across many countries and recent historical periods. We accounted for these patterns by developing agent-based models that simulate the aggregate behavior of individuals who are searching for marriage partners. Past models assumed fully rational agents with complete knowledge of the marriage market; our simulated agents used psychologically plausible simple heuristic mate search rules that adjust aspiration levels on the basis of a sequence of encounters with potential partners. Substantial individual variation must be included in the models to account for the demographically observed age-at-marriage patterns. |
Codice identificativo Scopus: | 2-s2.0-26044477570 |
Codice identificativo ISI: | WOS:000231524500008 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01 - Article in academic journal / Articolo su rivista Scientifica |