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The Role of Women's Earning Ability in Marriage Formation

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  • Fang He

    (Panel Data Research Center at Keio University)

Abstract

This paper analyzed the relationship between women's earning ability and marriage formation in Japan. Using data on young Japanese women from the Longitudinal Survey of Adults in the 21st Century (LSA21), it is seen that women's earning ability has a positive effect on marriage formation. Comparison of analysis using different income variables shows that the result is robust. Estimations based on sub-samples of different educational groups indicate that the degree of positive influence of high earnings ability on marriage probability is declining by age for college graduates.

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  • Fang He, 2017. "The Role of Women's Earning Ability in Marriage Formation," Keio-IES Discussion Paper Series 2017-004, Institute for Economics Studies, Keio University.
    • Handle: RePEc:keo:dpaper:2017-004
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    Keywords

    Income; Earning Ability; Women; Marriage;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • J12 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure
    • D13 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Production and Intrahouse Allocation
    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution

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