framework that rationalizes hypergamy even in the absence of gender differences in the distribution of earnings capacity. Using … parental earnings rank, a predetermined measure of earnings capacity that solves the simultaneity problem of matching affecting … earnings outcomes, we show that hypergamy is an important feature of Norwegian mating patterns. A vignette experiment …

particular, an aversion to the wife earning more than the husband – impacts marriage formation, the wife's labor force … participation, the wife's income conditional on working, satisfaction with the marriage, divorce, and the division of home … that a couple is less willing to match if her income exceeds his. Within marriage markets, when a randomly chosen woman …

following the legalization of same-sex marriage. Both partners in these couples were more likely to be employed, to work full … time, and to work longer hours. Marriage equality was also associated with a decrease in self-employment and within …-household specialization among same-sex couples. Additional evidence is then provided in order to investigate whether these changes were driven …

Marriage has declined since 1960, with the drop being bigger for non-college educated individuals versus college …. Income inequality among households has also widened. A unified model of marriage, divorce, educational attainment and married …

reaching an agreement of specialization in which the wife specializes in raising kids (home production) while the husband works …