1. Mate Selection in India through a Historical Lens: Evidence from Times of India’s Matrimonial Columns • Nitin Kumar Bharti, New York University Abu Dhabi; Aliakbar Akbaritabar, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR); Koyel Sarkar, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; Luca Maria Pesando, New York University Abu Dhabi; Aasli Nur, University of Oxford.

2. Colonizing the West: Characteristics and Determinants of Household Structures among Canada’s Ethnic Groups in 1901 • Daniela Ghio, University of Catania; Simona Bignami, Université de Montréal; Kris Inwood, University of Guelph.

3. (Un)Changing Patterns of Marital Age Homogamy in Lesotho, 1836–1939 • Stuart Gietel-Basten, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

4. The Power of One? Poverty and Union Formation among Single Mothers in Sweden, 1947-2015 • Maria Stanfors, Centre for Economic Demography/Dept of Economic History, Lund University; Gabriel Brea-Martinez, Centre for Economic Demography-Economic History Lund University.