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Autor/inn/en | Watson, Tara; McLanahan, Sara |
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Titel | Marriage Meets the Joneses: Relative Income, Identity, and Marital Status |
Quelle | In: Journal of Human Resources, 46 (2011) 3, S.482-517 (36 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0022-166X |
Schlagwörter | Marital Status; Marriage; Role; Income; Reference Groups; Low Income Groups; Models; Living Standards; Economic Impact; Middle Class Culture |
Abstract | This paper investigates the effect of relative income on marriage. Accounting flexibly for absolute income, the ratio between a man's income and a local reference group median is a strong predictor of marital status, but only for low-income men. Relative income affects marriage even among those living with a partner. A 10 percent higher reference group income is associated with a 2 percent reduction in marriage. We propose an identity model to explain the results. (Contains 6 tables, 2 figures and 27 footnotes.) (As Provided). |
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Update | 2017/4/10 |