The Relationship between Women's Education and Marriage Outcomes

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Journal: Journal of Labor Economics
Year: 2006
Volume: 24
Issue: 4
Pages: 787-830

Authors (2)

Lars Lefgren (Brigham Young University) Frank McIntyre (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Using 2000 Census data, we describe the relationship between women's education and marriage outcomes. Women's education is strongly related to husband's income and marital status. This relationship is highly nonlinear and varies across the distribution of husband's earnings. Roughly half of the correlation between women's education and consumption operates through the marriage market. Using 1980 Census data and the quarter of birth instruments proposed by Angrist and Krueger, we find that women's education may have a positive causal effect on husband's earnings, though not on probability of marriage.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:ucp:jlabec:v:24:y:2006:i:4:p:787-830
Journal Field
Labor
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25