Assortative mating by ethnic background and education among individuals with an immigrant background in Sweden

Assortative mating by ethnic background and education among individuals with an immigrant background in Sweden

This paper analyzes the determinants of assortative mating by ethnicity and education for individuals with an immigrant background in Sweden, focusing on the role of individual, marriage market and parental characteristics. Results indicate that higher levels of host country specific human capital d...

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Main Authors: Aycan Çelikaksoy, Lena Nekby, Saman Rashid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bamberg Press 2010-04-01
Series:Journal of Family Research
Subjects:
assortative mating, immigrant background, ethnicity, educational level, marriage market, parental characteristics, sex ratio, group size, gender
Assortative Mating, Migrationshintergrund, Ethnizität, Bildungsniveau, Heiratsmarkt, elterliche Charakteristika, Geschlechterratio, Gruppengröße, Gender
Online Access:https://ubp.uni-bamberg.de/jfr/index.php/jfr/article/view/291

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