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We present a theory on migration of dual-earner couples, and test it in the context of international migration. Our model predicts that the probability that a couple emigrates increases in the earnings of the primary earner. The effect of the earnings of the secondary earner may go either way....
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Gender differences in labor force participation are exceptionally small in Nordic countries. We investigate how couples emigrating from Denmark self-select and sort into different destinations and whether couples pursue the dual-earner model, in which both partners work, when abroad. Female...
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We analyze equally competitive spouses competing for promotion in their respective workplaces and show that an asymmetric equilibrium featuring household specialization can arise. Examples where the asymmetric equilibrium is welfare-superior to the symmetric equilibrium are highlighted. By...
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generate major increases in immigration pressure in the rest of the world, mostly in Europe. Other major questions on the …
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How do staying minorities that evade ethnic cleansing integrate into re-settled communities? After World War Two, three …
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marriage, as well as lower rates of divorce. This move is driven by women, not men. We document substantial long-run earnings …
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We consider a non-cooperative model of the household, in which the husband and wife decide on parental leave and the allocation of time between child rearing and the labor market. They can choose the non-cooperative outside option or cooperate by reaching an agreement of specialization in which...
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women. Historically, women with more education have been the least likely to marry and have children, but this marriage gap … has eroded as the returns to marriage have changed. Marriage and remarriage rates have risen for women with a college … degree relative to women with fewer years of education. However, the patterns of, and reasons for, marriage have changed …
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Using an equilibrium model of inter-linked frictional labour and marriage markets, we establish the existence of male … marriage premium within a given productivity group, as well as a clear ranking of premia across different groups. We find …
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We present an equilibrium model with inter-linked frictional labour and marriage markets. Women's flow value of being … sequential job search, and can choose to improve their labour market returns as well as their marriage prospects by under …
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