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Erscheinungsjahr: 
2014
Schriftenreihe/Nr.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 8679
Verlag: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Zusammenfassung: 
Substitutes for marital sexual gratification may impact the decision to marry. Proliferation of the Internet has made pornography an increasingly low-cost substitute. We investigate the effect of Internet usage, and of pornography consumption specifically, on the marital status of young men. We show that increased Internet usage is negatively associated with marriage formation. Pornography consumption specifically has an even stronger effect. Instrumental variables and a number of robustness checks suggest that the effect is causal.
Schlagwörter: 
pornography
divorce
marital formation
JEL: 
J12
O33
Dokumentart: 
Working Paper

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