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Title: Incomes and Outcomes: The Dynamic Interaction of The Marriage Market and The Labor Market

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2008

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Abstract: In this thesis we study the interdependency of individual decisions on work and family, particularly the dynamic interaction of the marriage market and the labor market. My basic idea is that marital status affects individual labor supply decisions, and in turn, labor market condition influences marriage formation and dissolution. While these interactions are evident, the overwhelming majority of research on labor or family economics usually simplifies the individual decision-making by assuming that one of two markets outcomes is given while studying the other one. In the empirical study, endogeneity issues are troublesome, especially under the dynamic setting. My work takes a different approach...

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Authors: Liu, Jing

Institution: University of Texas at Austin

Department: Economics

Advisor: Russell W. Cooper

Degree: Doctor of Philosophy

Publisher Location: Austin, TX

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Family and Marriage, Labor Force and Occupational Structure

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