Love, money, and parental goods: Does parental matchmaking matter?

• Main Authors: HUANG, Fali, XU, Ginger Zhe, XU, Lixin Colin
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2017
• Subjects: Agency cost; China; Endogenous institutions; Marriage; Matchmaking; Old age support; Parental goods; Parental matchmaking; Preference manipulation; Behavioral Economics; Family, Life Course, and Society
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/1918; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soe_research/article/2917/viewcontent/LoveMoneyParentalGoods_2016_pp.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

While parental matchmaking has been widespread throughout history and across countries, we know little about the relationship between parental matchmaking and marriage outcomes. Does parental involvement in matchmaking help ensure their needs are better taken care of by married children? This paper...