The Economics of Long-Distance Relationships
This paper starts by exploring some of the statistical and qualitative evidence on long-distance relationships, and then examines a few economic models of households split due to migration. Further on, David Karp, constructs a simple model of a university student choosing whether to enter a long-distance relationship or not. The author finds out that long-distance relationships tend to increase with income and preferences favouring consumption are consistent with the findings of the majority of split-household migration models, which find money is the underlying reason for a long-distance relationship occurring. When the potential financial gains from a long-distance relationship exceed the cost to the relationship, a couple will enter a long-distance relationship… Read here the complete paper: Karp, David. The Economics of Long-Distance Relationships (PDF, 151Kb)
15.04.10 | economy, long distance relationship, statistics, students |
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