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 log-linear models and data from the March Current Population Survey to describe trends in the association between spouses’ earnings and …
Ho, JeongHwa, and James Raymo Working paper no. 2007-16 Abstract Using data from the first five waves of the Health and Retirement Study (1992~2000), we examine: (1) the extent to which joint retirement expectations are realized, (2) the role of couple-level agreement in facilitating joint retirement, (3) whether husbands’ or wives’ expectations are more likely …
Noel-Miller, Claire, and Rania Tfaily Working paper no. 2008-04 Abstract This study extends research on differences by lineage in elderly parents’ receipt of assistance from adult children to the Mexican context by examining couples’ preferential allocation of financial transfers to a husband’s or a wife’s elderly mother. The analysis differentiates between mothers’ financial and physical …
Aronsson, Thomas, and James R. Walker Working paper no. 2008-12
Holland, Jennifer Working paper no. 2008-13 Abstract This study investigates the existence and level of the hypothesized economic bar to marriage, the economic threshold couples must reach before they will marry. I consider differences by socioeconomic status in levels of combined couple earnings associated with increased odds of marriage among cohabiting couples. Earnings are most …
Raymo, James, John R. Warren, Megan M. Sweeney, Robert Hauser, and JeongHwa Ho Working paper no. 2008-15 Abstract It is increasingly clear that older Americans will need to work longer in order to ensure their own economic well-being and to reduce projected strains on public transfer programs. It is thus important to understand who does …
Andrew, Megan, Erin Ruel, and Robert Hauser Working paper no. 2008-16 Abstract Researchers have explored the considerable negative effect of an individual’s or his spouse’s poor health on their wealth accumulation. Health selection may also operate across generations, affecting the wealth of children whose parents suffer from poor health. We develop an intergenerational model of …
Palloni, Alberto, Robert G. White, and Carolina Milesi Working paper no. 2009-01 Abstract The association between adult socioeconomic status and health status has been alternately attributed to the material effects of economic status, ties between labor productivity and health and cumulative effects of early life socioeconomic status. This paper considers the lasting effects of early …
Palloni, Alberto, Robert G. White, and Carolina Milesi Working paper no. 2009-10 Abstract The association between adult socioeconomic status and health status has been alternately attributed to the material effects of economic status, ties between labor productivity and health and cumulative effects of early life socioeconomic status. This paper considers the lasting effects of early …
Iwasawa, Miho, Ryuichi Kaneko, Kenji Kamata, James Raymo, and Kimiko Tanaka Working paper no. 2010-11 Abstract The goal of this paper is to evaluate explanations for the total fertility rate (TFR) upturn in Japan after 2005. Drawing on recent research on the retreat from lowest-low fertility in European countries, we focus on diminished tempo effects, …