For Richer, For Poorer’
Assortative Mating and Savings Preferences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9728225 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Luc Arrondel (0000-0003-0189-0175, Paris School of Economics and CNRS, corresponding author), Nicolas Frémeaux (0000-0002-3824-5519, THEMA—Université de Cergy‐Pontoise) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 83 |
| Issue | 331 |
| Pages | 518-543 |
| Publication date | 2016-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0427 • E-ISSN: 1468-0335 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ecca.12176 |
| OpenAlex | W2338052689 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 46 |
Do couples share the same values? The social sciences have mainly concentrated on comparing the socioeconomic characteristics of spouses, but rarely consider their attitudes to risk and time. In this paper, we use conventional measurements and an original method of scoring. We find that spouses are very similar in their savings preferences, even when we control for the individual characteristics. Our results suggest that most of this relationship comes from marital sorting. These conclusions are decisive in explaining the decision process within households and its implications for wealth inequalities between households since homogamy causes a divide in the population
Assortative mating · Demographic economics · Economics · Inequality · Population · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Sorting · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Mathematics
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2023 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |