income inequality. To these ends, we use rich data from the United States and Norway over the period 1980-2007. We find … evidence of positive assortative mating at all levels of education in both countries. However, the time trends vary by the … level of education: Among college graduates, assortative mating has been declining over time, whereas individuals with a low …

education generate a considerable rise in household income inequality, but these price effects are partly mitigated by increases … evidence of positive assortative mating at all levels of education in each country. However, the time trends vary by the level … of education: Among college graduates, assortative mating has been declining over time, whereas the low-educated are …

income inequality. To these ends, we use rich data from the United States and Norway over the period 1980-2007. We find … evidence of positive assortative mating at all levels of education in both countries. However, the time trends vary by the … level of education: Among college graduates, assortative mating has been declining over time, whereas individuals with a low …

The prevalence and stability of marriage has declined in the United States as the economic lives of men and women have … childbearing between socioeconomic groups raise concerns about child wellbeing in poor families and future inequality. This paper …-Oaxaca decompositions of differences in key family outcomes across education groups show that, though individual non-cognitive traits are …

We use a simple structural matching model with unobserved heterogeneity to produce counterfactual marriage patterns of … that marital patterns can explain about 1/3 of the rise in income inequality, the intensive margin contributing for 5%, the …

the lens of a model of marriage matching and intergenerational transmission of inequality. For both female and male … young males. Lower marriage matching in the 18th and 19th centuries is accompanied by lower inequality across households …In the marriage market, families make investments on behalf of their young so that they are able to form a household …

This article assesses various underlying driving factors for the evolution of household earnings inequality or 23 OECD … sorting and household structure changes contributed, albeit moderately, to increasing household earnings inequality, while … increases in men's earnings disparities, were identified as the main driver of household earnings inequality, contributing …

show substantial bonuses for married couples and four exhibit marriage penalties. On a micro level, we find that these … marriage bonuses/penalties differ substantially across household types and income. From a policy point of view, our results … suggest that the abolishment of marriage-related tax-benefit components in countries with marriage bonuses would leave some …

show substantial bonuses for married couples and four exhibit marriage penalties. On a micro level, we find that these … marriage bonuses/penalties differ substantially across household types and income. From a policy point of view, our results … suggest that the abolishment of marriage-related tax-benefit components in countries with marriage bonuses would leave some …

The prevalence and stability of marriage has declined in the United States as the economic lives of men and women have … childbearing between socioeconomic groups raise concerns about child wellbeing in poor families and future inequality. This paper … of differences in key family outcomes across education groups show that, though individual non-cognitive traits are …