Social Change

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Social Change

dc.affiliation.dpto	UC3M. Departamento de Economía	es
dc.contributor.author	Greenwood, Jeremy
dc.contributor.author	Guner, Nezih
dc.contributor.other	Centre for Economic Policy Research, CEPR
dc.date.accessioned	2009-09-10T08:42:20Z
dc.date.available	2009-09-10T08:42:20Z
dc.date.issued	2007
dc.description.abstract	Society is characterized by the common attitudes and behaviour of its members. Such behaviour reflects purposive decision making by individuals, given the environment they live in. Thus, as technology changes, so might social norms. There were big changes in social norms during the 20th Century, especially in sexual mores. In 1900 only six percent of unwed females engaged in premarital sex. Now, three quarters do. It is argued here that this was the result of technological improvement in contraceptives, which lowered the cost of premarital sex. The evolution from an abstinent to a promiscuous society is studied using an equilibrium-matching model.
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10016/5120
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.relation.hasversion	http://hdl.handle.net/10016/5123
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Working paper
dc.relation.ispartofseries	6125
dc.rights.accessRights	open access
dc.subject.eciencia	Economía
dc.subject.other	tecnhological progress in contraceptives and the sexual revolution
dc.title	Social Change
dc.type	working paper	*
dspace.entity.type	Publication

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