Heterogeneity in Spousal Matching Models

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An important paper by Chiappori et al. (2012) has proposed an elegant and parsimonious model of spousal matching over multi-dimensional characteristics. Importantly, the model suggests specific testable assumptions that allow researchers to uncover marginal rates of substitution (MRS) between spousal traits, and the authors use the Panel Study of Income Dynamics to show that the model is not rejected by the data. In this paper, we extend the analysis to two additional representative samples of US couples and find in each case, the data reject the MRS implication of the model.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 8936

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Bargaining Theory; Matching Theory
• Subject: marriage market ; marriage matching ; multidimensional matching ; trade-offs ; spouses ; body mass index (BMI) ; education

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Fletcher, Jason M. ; Padrón, Norma
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2015

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/110110
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:41 AM CET