%0 Report
        %A Almås, Ingvild
%A Kotsadam, Andreas
%A Moen, Espen R.
%A Røed, Knut
        %T The Economics of Hypergamy
        %D 2019
        %8 2019 Feb
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 12185
        %U https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp12185
        %X 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. 
        %K marriage
%K gender identity
%K labor supply
%K household specialization