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 …
education
On “Quality and Equity in the Performance of Students and Schools”
Hauser, Robert Working paper no. 2009-06
The Size of Health Selection Effects
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 …
Evaluating Race-Ethnic Differences in the”Strategic Center:” A Test of Status Attainment and Bayesian Learning Theories of Educational Expectations
Andrew, Megan, and Robert M. Hauser Working paper no. 2009-12 Abstract Educational expectations measure a youth’s plans for further educational attainment and have been dubbed the “strategic center” of a model of educational and occupational …
Anchors—A Way? Using Anchoring Vignettes to Assess Group Differences in Self-Rated Health
Grol Prokopczyk, Hanna, Jeremy Freese, and Robert Hauser Working paper no. 2010-09 Abstract This paper identifies a potentially serious problem with the widely used self-rated health (SRH) survey item: that different groups (e.g., different nationalities) …
Examining the Antecedents of U.S. Nonmarital Fatherhood
Carlson, Marcia, Alicia VanOrman and Natasha Pilkauskas Working paper no. 2010-12 Abstract Despite the dramatic rise in nonmarital childbearing in recent decades, there has been limited attention to factors affecting nonmarital fatherhood (beyond studies of …
The Effects of Grandparents on Children’s Schooling: Evidence from Rural China
Zeng, Zhen and Yu Xie Working paper no. 2011-11 Abstract Past studies of intergenerational mobility in the U.S. have found that the influence of grandparents on their grandchildren’s socioeconomic outcomes is completely mediated through the …
Educational Differences in Divorce in Japan
Raymo, James, Setsuya Fukuda, and Miho Iwasawa Working paper no. 2012-01 Abstract Contrary to standard theoretical predictions, there is some evidence of a negative educational gradient in divorce in Japan. In this paper, we used …
Female Education, Low Fertility, and Economic Development
Palloni, Alberto, Beatriz Novak, and Laeticia Rodrigues de Souza Working paper no. 2012-03 Abstract We know surprisingly little about the long reach of changes in education and fertility, their intergenerational implications and the long term …
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 …