Speed dating: can anyone be 'the' one?

Preferences matter - but so do opportunities. Which is more important? An intriguing new IZA discussion paper asks Can Anyone Be "The" One? Evidence on Mate Selection from Speed Dating. Michèle Belot and Marco Francesconi analyse 'mate selection' using data from a large UK speed dating agency. They conclude that when dating by random allocation, "the role of individual preferences is overshadowed by that of market opportunities". Here is the abstract:

...We assess the relative importance of preferences and opportunities in dating behaviour, using unique data from a large commercial speed dating agency. While the speed dating design gives us a direct observation of individual preferences, the random allocation of participants across events generates an exogenous source of variation in opportunities and allows us to identify the role of opportunities separately from that of preferences.

We find that both women and men equally value physical attributes, such as age and weight, and that there is positive sorting along age, height, and education. The role of individual preferences, however, is outplayed by that of opportunities. Along some attributes (such as occupation, height and smoking) opportunities explain almost all the estimated variation in demand. Along other attributes (such as age), the role of preferences is more substantial, but never dominant. Despite this, preferences have a part when we observe a match, i.e., when two individuals propose to one another.

The authors conclude:

Of the estimated variation in attribute demand, preferences can explain as little as one percent along occupation, height, and smoking, and up to 30-40 percent along age and weight for male subjects and 45 percent along age among female subjects. The rest is explained by opportunities. But despite this, preferences have a part when we observe a match, i.e., when two individuals propose to one another. Matches are driven by more pronounced preferences for socioeconomic similarity along attributes like age, education, and occupation.

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