Marriage Meets the Joneses: Relative Income, Identity, and Marital Status

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...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of human resources 2011-07, Vol.46 (3), p.482-517
Hauptverfasser:	Watson, Tara, McLanahan, Sara
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cohabitation Economic conditions Economic Impact Forecasting techniques Fractions Hispanics Identity Income Income distribution Income effect Living Standards Low income Low Income Groups Marital Status Marriage Median income Men Metropolitan areas Middle Class Culture Personal income Reference Groups Role Social conditions & trends Statistical median Studies White people
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