Watson Tara, McLanahan Sara
Economics at Williams College.
Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University.
J Hum Resour. 2011 Jun 20;46(3):482-517. doi: 10.3368/jhr.46.3.482.
This paper investigates the effect of relative income on marriage. Accounting flexibly for absolute income, the ratio between a man's income and a local reference group median is a strong predictor of marital status, but only for low-income men. Relative income affects marriage even among those living with a partner. A ten percent higher reference group income is associated with a two percent reduction in marriage. We propose an identity model to explain the results.
本文研究了相对收入对婚姻的影响。在灵活考虑绝对收入的情况下,男性收入与当地参照群体中位数之间的比率是婚姻状况的有力预测指标,但仅适用于低收入男性。即使在与伴侣同居的人群中,相对收入也会影响婚姻。参照群体收入提高10%与结婚率降低2%相关。我们提出了一个身份模型来解释这些结果。