기사
Aggregate Age-at-Marriage Patterns From Individual Mate-Search Heuristics /
- 개인저자
- Todd, Peter M. ;, Billari, Francesco C.;, Simao, Jorgencesco C.;
- 수록페이지
- 559-574 p.
- 발행일자
- 2005.08.24
- 출판사
- Population Association of America
초록
[영문]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.