Schwartz, Christine Working paper no. 2007-13 Abstract Increases in the association between spouses’ earnings have the potential to increase economic inequality as marriages increasingly consist of two high- or two low-earning partners. This paper uses …
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Sexual Frequency Decline from Mid- to Later-Life
Karraker, Amelia, John DeLamater and Christine Schwartz Working paper no. 2009-13 Abstract Objective: To examine sexual frequency decline among American men and women between the ages of 44 and 72 born from 1933 to 1948. Methods: Using …
Can Differences in Partner Availability Explain Differences in Interracial/Ethnic Matching between Same- and Different-Sex Couple?
Schwartz, Christine, and Nikki L. Graf Working paper no. 2010-07 Abstract Previous research has found that same-sex couples are more likely to be in interracial/ethnic partnerships than are different-sex couples. Drawing on search theory, we …
The Reversal of the Gender Gap in Education and Trends in Marital Dissolution
Schwartz, Christine and Hongyun Han Working paper no. 2012-05 Abstract The reversal of the gender gap in education has potentially far-reaching consequences for marriage markets, family formation, and relationship outcomes. One possible consequence of this …
Intermarriage and Social Exclusion in China
Wang, Yu and Christine R. Schwartz Working paper no. 2015-01 Abstract Hukou is a key status marker in contemporary China. Urban Hukou status conveys large economic benefits such as preferential access to good schools, prestigious …
Trends in Economic Homogamy: Changes in Assortative Mating or the Division of Paid Labor in Marriage?
Gonalons-Pons, Pilar, and Christine R. Schwartz Working paper no. 2015-02 Abstract The growing economic resemblance of spouses has contributed to rising inequality by increasing the number of couples in which there are two high- or …