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The Economics of Hypergamy
by
Ingvild Almås, Andreas Kotsadam, Espen R. Moen, Knut Røed
(February 2019)
published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2023, 58 (1), 260-281
Abstract:
Partner selection is a vital feature of human behavior with important consequences for individuals, families, and society. Hypergamy occurs when a husband’s earning capacity systematically exceeds that of his wife. We provide a theoretical 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 identifies gender differences in preferences that can explain the observed patterns.
Text: See Discussion Paper No. 12185 
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