This paper studies the effect of social sentiment on spouse-based immigration in the U.S. using data on 27 origin countries from 1996–2013. We find that the number of immigrant spouses from a foreign country to the U.S. is directly correlated with this country's popularity among Americans

The wealthy hand-to-mouth are households who are poor in liquid wealth (e.g., cash and checking accounts) and rich in illiquid wealth (e.g., housing and retirement accounts), while the poor hand-to-mouth are poor in both wealth. Data from the China Household Finance Survey reveal the following...