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Title: Movin' on Up? Residential Mobility, Gender and Coupled Work Careers

Citation Type: Conference Paper

Publication Year: 2007

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Abstract: Theoretical perspectives on residential mobility typically view household outcomes as reasonable approximations of the outcomes for all individuals in the household. For many couple-headed households, however, residential mobility has different implications for the careers of each partner. We use matched data from the 2000-2005 March Annual Social and Economic Supplement of the Current Population Survey to investigate the relationship between family status, residential mobility and short-term labor market outcomes for working-age couples in the United States. We find that, on average, the short-term impact of residential mobility on household income is insignificant. However, dual-earner couples who move out of state become more equal with respect to hours and earnings.

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Authors: McManus, Patricia A.; Geist, Claudia

Conference Name: PAA (Population Association of America)

Publisher Location: New York, NY

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Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure

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