What a difference a term makes: the effect of educational attainment on marital outcomes in the UK

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Population Economics
Year: 2014
Volume: 27
Issue: 2
Pages: 387-419

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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Abstract

In the past, students in England and Wales born within the first 5 months of the academic year could leave school one term earlier than those born later in the year. Focusing on women, those who were required to stay on an extra term more frequently hold some academic qualification. Using having been required to stay on as an exogenous factor affecting academic attainment, we find that holding a low-level academic qualification has no effect on the probability of being currently married for women aged 25 or above, but increases the probability of the husband holding some academic qualification and being economically active. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:spr:jopoec:v:27:y:2014:i:2:p:387-419
Journal Field
Growth
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-24