Spouse selection and earnings: evidence of marital sorting.

This article investigates economic bases for individuals' selection of marriage partners. Its central focus is matching of spouse pairs based on unobservable components of hourly earnings. Using a data extract from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, we have observations of individuals' wages before...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Publicado en:Economic Inquiry Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 201 - 214
Autores principales: Nakosteen, Robert A., Zimmer, Michael A.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell April 2001
Materias:
Acceso en línea:Ver este registro en EBSCOhost
fields @attributes:
  recordID: 1
pdfLink:
plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=510143210&site=ehost-live
header:
  @attributes:
    shortDbName: ssf
    uiTerm: 510143210
    longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson)
    uiTag: AN
  controlInfo:
    bkinfo:
    jinfo:
      jid:
        00952583
        EIQ
      jtl: Economic Inquiry
      issn: 00952583
      maglogo: N
    pubinfo:
      dt: April 2001
      vid: 39
      iid: 2
      pid: 480
      pub: Wiley-Blackwell
    artinfo:
      ui:
        510143210
        10.1093/ei/39.2.201
      ppf: 201
      ppct: 13
      formats:
        fmt:
          – @attributes:
              type: T
          – @attributes:
              type: P
              size: 658KB
      tig:
        atl: Spouse selection and earnings: evidence of marital sorting.
      aug:
        au:
          Nakosteen, Robert A.
          Zimmer, Michael A.
      su:
        Marriage & economics
        Employment of married people
        Wage differentials
        United States
      sug:
        subj:
          United States
          Marriage & economics
          Employment of married people
          Wage differentials
      ab: This article investigates economic bases for individuals' selection of marriage partners. Its central focus is matching of spouse pairs based on unobservable components of hourly earnings. Using a data extract from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, we have observations of individuals' wages before and immediately after marriage, along with their spouses' earnings after marriage. We exploit the data to estimate the relation between spouses' wage residuals. The evidence supports positive marital matching on the basis of earnings. The results are robust with respect to variations in the statistical framework of the model. (JEL J12) Reprinted by permission of the publisher.
      pubtype: Academic Journal
      doctype: Article
      src: R
    language: English
    refInfo:
    copyright:
      @attributes:
        flag: N
    holdings:
      @attributes:
        islocal: N