I am re-posting this article inviting applications for a Research Grant for PhD students on the project on “Mixed Marriages in Italy”
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Some time ago I posted an article wondering if Italian Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. The initial curiosity has led to a research project involving researchers at the University of Bologna, University of California at Davis, and Istat, with which we plan to build a major data sets borrowed from a variety of sources. The main “research questions” are:
1. What are the determinants of differences in gender preferences, considering both Italians and various groups of foreigners, with respect to the choice of contracting a mixed marriage?
2. Do mixed marriages “displace” “non-mixed” marriages or do they concern people who otherwise would not have married?
3. Does the presence of foreign immigrants in the marriage market influence the likelihood of a second marriage?
4. What is the role of differences in culture / religion, beyond the differences in income, age, education, etc., in the explanation of separation choices?
The Department of Economics has launched a research grant for a student who has completed or is completing his PhD and wants to work on this project. The call the research grant can be found here (I Matrimoni Misti in Italia) , with deadline the 31 January; the list of candidates invited to meet with the Selection Committee will be published on February1, and the meeting will take place on February 4, 2013
Back Of The Envelope Economics