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Stochastic Models of Decision Making in Arranged Marriages

Batabyal Amitrajeet A.
Heftet / 2006 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780761834465
Publisert
2006-05-09
Utgiver
University Press of America; University Press of America
Vekt
186 gr
Høyde
227 mm
Bredde
163 mm
Dybde
10 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
120

Forfatter
Batabyal Amitrajeet A.

Om bidragsyterne

Amitrajeet A. Batabyal is the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He earned his Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of California at Berkeley. In addition to this book, Dr. Batabyal is the author of three books and dozens of scholarly journal articles.

Stochastic Models of Decision Making in Arranged Marriages

Batabyal Amitrajeet A.
Heftet / 2006 / Engelsk
Batabyal Amitrajeet A.
Heftet / 2006 / Engelsk
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This book is a valuable addition to the economics of arranged marriage. Clear results are derived in each essay that can explain empirical regularities and data can be used to test the theory. The book will likely inspire additional research. Arranged marriage is an important topic that has been little studied by economists. Researches in other fields also can use the modeling techniques developed here. This book is a valuable first step to understanding arranged marriages.

Eastern Economic Journal

Professor Batabyal has gathered in this book a collection of his highly original and formal investigations of the issues on arranged marriage...The book is bound to become a primary source for those social scientists and economists who are interested in performing further theoretical or empirical investigation of arranged marriage...The style and presentation is semi-formal and accessible to the average reader and researches interested in the subject...Professor Batabyla certainly deserves congratulations on this seminal contribution to a valuable subset within social sciences and economics.

- Fathali Firoozi, University of Texas at San Antonio, Indian Economic Review

The central objective of this work is to demonstrate how the theory of stochastic processes and the techniques of stochastic modeling can be used to effectively model arranged marriage settings and to help explain various aspects of the nature of decision-making in arranged marriages. Economists_and social scientists more generally_will find this book useful when conducting empirical and theoretical research on a subject of considerable importance in contemporary times.
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Demonstrates how the theory of stochastic processes and techniques of stochastic modeling can be used to model arranged marriage settings and to help explain various aspects of the nature of decision-making in arranged marriages. This book is suitable for conducting empirical and theoretical research on a subject of considerable importance.
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Chapter 1 Dedication Chapter 2 List of Tables Chapter 3 Foreword Chapter 4 Preface Chapter 5 Acknowledgements Chapter 6 1. Introduction to Stochastic Models of Decision in Arranged Marriages Chapter 7 2. Aspects of Arranged Marriages and the Theory of Markov Decision Processes Chapter 8 3. A Dynamic and Stochastic Analysis of Decision Making in Arranged Marriages Chapter 9 4. On Decision Making in Arranged Marriages with a Stochastic Reservation Quality Level Chapter 10 5. Spouse Selection in Arranged Marriages: An Analysis of Time Invariant and Time Variant Decision Rules Chapter 11 6. On the Likelihood of Finding the Right Partner in Arranged Marriages Chapter 12 7. Meetings and Exposure Before an Arranged Marriage: A Probabilistic Analysis Chapter 13 8. Arranged or Love Marriage?: That is the Question Chapter 14 9. On Strategy and the Likelihood of Success in Marital Matchmaking Under Uncertainty Chapter 15 10. A Game Model of Dowry Determination in an Arranged Marriage Context Chapter 16 Index Chapter 17 About the Author
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This book is a valuable addition to the economics of arranged marriage. Clear results are derived in each essay that can explain empirical regularities and data can be used to test the theory. The book will likely inspire additional research. Arranged marriage is an important topic that has been little studied by economists. Researches in other fields also can use the modeling techniques developed here. This book is a valuable first step to understanding arranged marriages.

Eastern Economic Journal

Professor Batabyal has gathered in this book a collection of his highly original and formal investigations of the issues on arranged marriage...The book is bound to become a primary source for those social scientists and economists who are interested in performing further theoretical or empirical investigation of arranged marriage...The style and presentation is semi-formal and accessible to the average reader and researches interested in the subject...Professor Batabyla certainly deserves congratulations on this seminal contribution to a valuable subset within social sciences and economics.

- Fathali Firoozi, University of Texas at San Antonio, Indian Economic Review

The central objective of this work is to demonstrate how the theory of stochastic processes and the techniques of stochastic modeling can be used to effectively model arranged marriage settings and to help explain various aspects of the nature of decision-making in arranged marriages. Economists_and social scientists more generally_will find this book useful when conducting empirical and theoretical research on a subject of considerable importance in contemporary times.
Les mer
Demonstrates how the theory of stochastic processes and techniques of stochastic modeling can be used to model arranged marriage settings and to help explain various aspects of the nature of decision-making in arranged marriages. This book is suitable for conducting empirical and theoretical research on a subject of considerable importance.
Les mer
Chapter 1 Dedication Chapter 2 List of Tables Chapter 3 Foreword Chapter 4 Preface Chapter 5 Acknowledgements Chapter 6 1. Introduction to Stochastic Models of Decision in Arranged Marriages Chapter 7 2. Aspects of Arranged Marriages and the Theory of Markov Decision Processes Chapter 8 3. A Dynamic and Stochastic Analysis of Decision Making in Arranged Marriages Chapter 9 4. On Decision Making in Arranged Marriages with a Stochastic Reservation Quality Level Chapter 10 5. Spouse Selection in Arranged Marriages: An Analysis of Time Invariant and Time Variant Decision Rules Chapter 11 6. On the Likelihood of Finding the Right Partner in Arranged Marriages Chapter 12 7. Meetings and Exposure Before an Arranged Marriage: A Probabilistic Analysis Chapter 13 8. Arranged or Love Marriage?: That is the Question Chapter 14 9. On Strategy and the Likelihood of Success in Marital Matchmaking Under Uncertainty Chapter 15 10. A Game Model of Dowry Determination in an Arranged Marriage Context Chapter 16 Index Chapter 17 About the Author
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780761834465
Publisert
2006-05-09
Utgiver
University Press of America; University Press of America
Vekt
186 gr
Høyde
227 mm
Bredde
163 mm
Dybde
10 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
120

Forfatter
Batabyal Amitrajeet A.

Om bidragsyterne

Amitrajeet A. Batabyal is the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He earned his Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of California at Berkeley. In addition to this book, Dr. Batabyal is the author of three books and dozens of scholarly journal articles.

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