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Title: Spouses' income association and inequality: A non-linear perspective
Citation Type: Working Paper
Publication Year: 2019
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Abstract: We analyze the association between spouses' incomes using a rank-rank specification that takes nonlinearities along both spouses' income distribution into account. We also document that the relationships between income and labor force participation and income and couple formation are non-linear. Using simulations, we then analyze how changes in spouses' rank-dependence structure, labor force participation and couple formation contribute to the upsurge of income inequality in the U.S between 1973 and 2013. We find that an increased tendency towards positive sorting contributed substantially to the rise in inequality among dual-earner couples, but contributed little to overall inequality across households. When considering all households, the factor accounting most for the increased inequality during this period is an increased tendency for individual men and women 10 remain single.
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Authors: Grossbard, Soshana; Mangiavacchi, Lucia; Nilsson, William; Piccoli, Luca
Series Title: Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group
Publication Number: 2019-076
Institution: The University of Chicago
Pages: 40
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Topics: Family and Marriage, Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other
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