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This study analyzes the marriage-market aspects of season of birth in the United States, estimating whether and how … born in the fourth quarter are more likely to be married than never married (marriage more likely than cohabitation), while …
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before and after marriage, in 1997 and 2007 respectively, and the same in true for each of the three subsamples analyzed …
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It is well known that children reared in non-intact families on average have less favorable educational outcomes than children reared in two-parent families. Evidence from the United States and Sweden indicates that living in a non-intact family is correlated with lower educational attainment....
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We study the link between institutional arrangements and fertility, focusing on how institutions affect the nexus between partnership formation and fertility. We apply simultaneous hazard models to family and fertility survey data for Germany and Sweden. Our results show a significant presence...
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-called independence effect: If a wife enjoys a higher earning than her husband does, she gains less from marriage. It has also been argued …
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previously published indexes of marriage, divorce, and childbearing risks by calendar year in order to cover the developments up …
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How does availability of education affect who becomes a political representative? Theorists have pointed out access to … education as a key to a well-functioning democracy, but few empirical studies have examined how changes in the access to … education influence the chances of becoming a politician. In this paper we analyze the effects of a substantial series of school …
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, 1991–2005. Power couples are identified using their levels and fields of education, and their sectors of employment …
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