Economic Inequality In and Outside of Marriage

Individual Resources and Institutional Context

Bibliographic Data

ID2235263
AuthorsCarrie Yodanis (University of British Columbia), Lauer (0000-0002-2577-1958), Sven Lauer (0000-0001-7412-7598, University of British Columbia)
Year2007
Volume23
Issue5
Pages573-583
Publication date2007-06-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Sociological Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0266-7215 • E-ISSN: 1468-2672
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/esr/jcm021
OpenAlexW2161767329
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited28

Using cross-nationally comparative data from 15 country contexts, we focus on economic inequality at the national-level and its direct and moderating effects on the likelihood of couples having equal versus unequal arrangements for managing money. Confirming earlier research and theory, we find that the gendered context matters. Our results also show that the overall level of economic inequality in a country shapes the likelihood of having equal versus unequal money arrangements in marriage. All three measures of economic inequality—national income inequality, public spending on social programs, and ideological support for inequality—are significantly related to how couples manage their money. Within a context which practices and supports economic inequality, couples themselves are more likely to practice economic inequality.

Context (archaeology) · Demographic economics · Economic inequality · Economics · Geography · Ideology · Income inequality metrics · Inequality · Political science · Politics · Social inequality · Sociology · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Work-Family Balance Challenges

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