Love Before Tinder

Dialogues économiques
MAY 5, 2026
A million matrimonial ads from the past reveal changes in the criteria for love over the twentieth century, and hint at deeper transformations in societies themselves.
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Quentin Lippmann
Reference
Lippmann Q., Surana K., 2025, ”The evolution of partner preferences: Evidence using matrimonial ads from Canada, France, India and the United States », Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Volume 233, 106950.
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