【主讲】Yu Qin (National University of Singapore)
【主题】Housing Prices and Mating Preferences: Evidence from a Chinese Online Dating Website
【时间】2015年5月27日 (周三) 15：30-17：00
【地点】上海财经大学经济学院楼801室
【语言】英文
【摘要】This paper investigates the impact of housing prices on mating preferences. Matching stated preferences in an online mating website with prefecture city level housing prices in China, we find that rising housing prices, as a positive wealth shock to local residents, affects mating preferences for both genders in different ways: female users have stronger preferences towards male home owners, while male users narrow down their preferred ranges for female's height and age. We also find suggestive evidence that females are more willing to substitute their preference on height for home ownership with rises in housing prices, while males have the reverse pattern.
