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Glowsky, David. "Why do Men from Wealthy Societies Marry Women from Less Developed Countries? Evidence from Germany" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, TBA, New York, New York City, Aug 11, 2007 <Not Available>. 2008-12-11 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p184080_index.html>

Glowsky, D. , 2007-08-11 "Why do Men from Wealthy Societies Marry Women from Less Developed Countries? Evidence from Germany" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, TBA, New York, New York City Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2008-12-11 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p184080_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: The paper aims to explain why men from economically strong western countries marry women from economically weaker countries. Two hypotheses are deduced from general partner choice theories (exchange theory, economic theory of the family). 1. Low physical and social attractiveness as well as low opportunities lead to marriage with a woman from a poorer country. 2. Men from economically strong countries use the international marriage market to marry comparatively more attractive women than it is possible in marriages with women from their national marriage market. The paper tests the hypotheses for marriages with German men, using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP, 1984-2005). First, it turns out that the attractiveness and the social contacts of men with wives from poorer countries and men with German wives are very similar. The hypothesis that low attractiveness and low social contacts lead to these marriages is thus proved wrong. Second, it is shown that due to an age-related marriage squeeze, German men older than 30 years tend to marry women from poorer countries. Third, the results offer strong evidence that the economic gap between the countries of origin allows German men to marry more attractive wives when they opt for women from poorer countries.

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