Love in the Time of the Depression: The Effect of Economic Conditions on Marriage in the Great Depression
研究大萧条如何影响婚姻，发现婚姻率与地方经济正相关：男性就业差会减少婚姻，女性就业差反而增加婚姻；大萧条只是推迟而非阻止婚姻，且困难时期缔结的婚姻更稳定。
I examine the impact of the Great Depression on marriage outcomes and find that marriage rates and local economic conditions are positively correlated. Specifically, poor labor market opportunities for men negatively impact marriage. Conversely, there is some evidence that poor female labor markets actually increase marriage in the period. While the Great Depression did lower marriage rates, the effect was not long lasting: marriages were delayed, not denied. The primary long-run effect of the downturn on marriage was stability: Marriages formed in tough economic times were more likely to survive compared to matches made in more prosperous time periods.