Random utility maximiser seeks similar: An economic analysis of commitment level in personal relationships
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This paper presents the ®rst attempts by economists to estimate a random utility maximisation model for the choice of desired involvement level in heterosexual relationships. A sample of newspaper `personal' advertisements is used to estimate a multinomial logit. Age is found to reduce the net probabiblity of seeking a casual relationship. A number of variables are found to be signi®cant determinants of declared entry level. Ó 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. PsycINFO classi®cation: 2980 JEL classi®cation: J12
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