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. We argue that norms and behavior in the marriage market hinder the closure of the gender gap in the labor market. …
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This paper investigates career choices of women who marry high-income men. We find that women married to men in the top of the income distribution are more likely to enter self-employment, which is also associated with a lower income. This can be interpreted as a career choice that produces a...
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One main goal of this study is to investigate the differences in the types and consequences of conflicts that couples in dual career and commuting situations experience. We investigate how the differences in conflict perceptions between relationship partners (i.e., conflict asymmetry) affects...
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This paper estimates the returns to career decisions in the marriage market and the returns to marital choices in the … labor market. Theoretically, investments in the labor market could affect the chances of receiving a marriage offer, the … market, most notably the "marriage premium" in wages. To untangle this simultaneous decision-making process, I develop a …
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interrelationship between marriage, divorce, employment and earnings of men and women. Since getting married (or getting divorced) tends … impact of earnings, work hours and wages while unmarried on the likelihood of (re)marriage, (2) the effect of these measures … and annual hours of work; for all these labor market outcomes we also assess the impact of the length of the marriage …
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We propose a theory that emphasizes the role of managers for the production and allocation of human capital in firms. Managers invest time to train junior employees, and acquire information about the juniors' abilities that is valuable for job assignments. This dual role of managers matters...
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The emergence of online labor markets calls the validity of traditional career models into question. Given the volatility and digital nature of this environment, short-term employment relationships and heterogeneity of workers, employers and tasks in these markets, it is unclear how careers...
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