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EU-citizenship as a resource in marriages with women from less developed countries: an analysis of transnational assortative matching based on the German Socio-Economic Panel

EU-Bürgerschaft als Ressource bei der Heirat ausländischer Frauen: eine Analyse deutsch-ausländischer Ehen mit Daten des Sozio-oekonomischen Panel
[working paper]

Glowsky, David

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Freie Universität Berlin, FB Politik- und Sozialwissenschaften, Institut für Soziologie Arbeitsbereich Makrosoziologie

Abstract

"For people from economically weak countries, one possible way of migration to the European Union is marriage with a EU-citizen. This paper examines which factors lead to marriages between German men and women from countries which are less developed. Two hypotheses deduced from exchange theory and t... view more

"For people from economically weak countries, one possible way of migration to the European Union is marriage with a EU-citizen. This paper examines which factors lead to marriages between German men and women from countries which are less developed. Two hypotheses deduced from exchange theory and the economic theory of the family are tested: 1. Low physical and social attractiveness as well as reduced opportunities to meet German partners lead to marriage with a woman from a poorer country. 2. Because of the economic gap between their countries of origin, German men can marry comparatively more attractive women on the international marriage market than they could hope to attract within Germany. The analysis uses data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP, 1984-2005). The results show that men with wives from poorer countries do not differ from men with German wives with regard to their attractiveness and social contacts. A better explanation for these marriages lies in the age-related 'marriage squeeze' encountered by German men older than 30 years. Only on account of their age do these men struggle to find a spouse on the German marriage market, which in turn increases the likelihood of them seeking marriage with women from poorer countries. Furthermore, the results do offer strong evidence that the economic gap between their countries of origin does allow German men to marry more attractive women when they opt for partners from poorer countries." (author's abstract)... view less


"Eine der Möglichkeiten für Personen aus ärmeren Ländern, in die Europäische Union einzuwandern, ist die Heirat mit einem EU-Bürger. In diesem Aufsatz wird gefragt, welche Faktoren dazu führen, dass deutsche Männer Frauen aus dem ökonomisch schwächeren Ausland heiraten. Aus allgemeinen Partnerwahlth... view more

"Eine der Möglichkeiten für Personen aus ärmeren Ländern, in die Europäische Union einzuwandern, ist die Heirat mit einem EU-Bürger. In diesem Aufsatz wird gefragt, welche Faktoren dazu führen, dass deutsche Männer Frauen aus dem ökonomisch schwächeren Ausland heiraten. Aus allgemeinen Partnerwahltheorien (Austauschtheorie, ökonomische Theorie der Familie) werden zwei Hypothesen abgeleitet. 1. Niedrige physische und soziale Attraktivität sowie schlechte Gelegenheiten auf dem deutschen Heiratsmarkt begünstigen die Heirat mit einer Frau aus dem ärmeren Ausland. 2. Deutsche Männer nutzen den internationalen Heiratsmarkt, um attraktivere Partnerinnen zu heiraten als ihnen dies auf dem deutschen Heiratsmarkt möglich wäre. Die Hypothesen werden mit Daten aus dem Sozio-oekonomischen Panel (SOEP, 1984-2005) getestet. Erstens zeigt sich, dass Männer mit Ehefrauen aus dem ärmeren Ausland ähnlich attraktiv sind und über ähnliche Sozialkontakte verfügen wie Männer mit deutschen Ehefrauen. Zweitens neigen deutsche Männer über 30 Jahre aufgrund eines Heiratsengpasses besonders zur Heirat mit Frauen aus dem ärmeren Ausland. Drittens wird gezeigt, dass deutsche Männer in diesen Ehen verhältnismäßig attraktivere Partnerinnen heiraten können." (Autorenreferat)... view less

Keywords
EU; nationality; alien; wedding; Federal Republic of Germany; spouse; poverty; marriage; marriage immigration; woman; citizenship; migration; immigration

Classification
Family Sociology, Sociology of Sexual Behavior
Migration, Sociology of Migration

Method
descriptive study; empirical; quantitative empirical

Document language
English

Publication Year
2006

City
Berlin

Page/Pages
20 p.

Series
Berliner Studien zur Soziologie Europas / Berlin Studies on the Sociology of Europe (BSSE), 7

Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications

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