TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Almås, Ingvild
AU  - Kotsadam, Andreas
AU  - Moen, Espen R.
AU  - Røed, Knut
        TI  - The Economics of Hypergamy
        PY  - 2019/Feb/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 12185
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp12185
        AB  - 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. 
        KW  - marriage
KW  - gender identity
KW  - labor supply
KW  - household specialization
        ER  -