‘For Richer, For Poorer’: Assortative Mating and Savings Preferences
Luc Arrondel
(1, 2)
,
Nicolas Frémeaux
(3)
Luc Arrondel
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Résumé
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.
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Economies et financesFormat du dépôt | Notice |
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Type de dépôt | Article dans une revue |
Titre |
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‘For Richer, For Poorer’: Assortative Mating and Savings Preferences
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Résumé |
en
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.
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Auteur(s) |
Luc Arrondel
1, 2
, Nicolas Frémeaux
3
1
PSE -
Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques
( 139754 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
2
PSE -
Paris School of Economics
( 301309 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
3
THEMA -
Théorie économique, modélisation et applications
( 10592 )
- 33, boulevard du Port 95011 Cergy-Pontoise Cedex
- France
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Nom de la revue |
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Audience |
Internationale
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Date de publication |
2016-07
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Volume |
83
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Numéro |
331
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Page/Identifiant |
518-543
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Domaine(s) |
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Financement |
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Mots-clés |
en
Couples, households
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DOI | 10.1111/ecca.12176 |
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