@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp12185,
            	author={Almås, Ingvild and Kotsadam, Andreas and Moen, Espen R. and Røed, Knut},
            	title={The Economics of Hypergamy},
            	year={2019},
	month={Feb},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={12185},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp12185},
	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. },
	keywords={marriage;gender identity;labor supply;household specialization},
            }