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Title: The her in inheritance: marriage and mobility in Quebec 1800-1970

Citation Type: Working Paper

Publication Year: 2020

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Abstract: When did spouses begin to strongly match on economic ability? Many believe it is a modern development, a consequence of rising female employment and education levels. Using a large new dataset from Quebec, I find that marriage in Quebec was highly assortative as far back as the early 19th century. Moreover, assortment was not merely matching between similar families, but instead depended on the human capital of both men and women as individuals. Finally, I show that the abilities of women mattered as much as that of their husbands for the outcomes of their children. Strongly assortative marriage had always been important because the human capital of women mattered as much as that of men for marriage and mobility.

Url: https://ideas.repec.org/p/eca/wpaper/2013-351619.html

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Authors: Curtis, Matthew

Series Title: ECARES Working Paper Series

Publication Number: 2022-38

Institution: UC Davis

Pages: 1-72

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Data Collections: IPUMS International

Topics: Family and Marriage

Countries: Canada