Author(s): ZHANG Yiran, ZHANG Biao, HU Fengying, School of Economics, Renmin University of China, The Department of Ideological and Political Theory Course Teaching Research, Tongling University
Pages: 13-24
Year: 2015 Issue:  5
Journal: Population & Economics
Keyword:  leftover; RIF decomposition; LSA;
Abstract: Using CGSS 2010- 2012 cross-section data,this paper explores the difficulty of marriage match existing in China,we find that marriage match of man is more difficult than women,the possibility of leftover for man is 2. 37% higher than for woman; work,income and area are factors that may affect the marriage match of men and women,and the effect that higher education on women’s marriage match is smaller than before; through RIF decomposition,we find the coefficient effect is the main reason of the gender difference in the market of marriage; preliminarily explore the reasons,we add the sex ratio which is relatively exogenous,into the function,we find that the contribution of sex ratio to coefficient effect is 87. 97%. The difficulty of marriage match has larger effect on the happiness. Estimation through LSA show the price of leftover to women is 71294-80579 RMB per year,and the price of leftover to men is 91532- 103375 RMB per year. Leftover is a serious problem that needs to be solved essentially