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* Puts, D.A., Bailey, D.H. and Reno, P.L., 2015. ''Contest competition in men.'' [[http://doi.org/10.1002/9781119125563.evpsych113 Abstract]] | * Puts, D.A., Bailey, D.H. and Reno, P.L., 2015. ''Contest competition in men.'' [[http://doi.org/10.1002/9781119125563.evpsych113 Abstract]] | ||
===<span style="font-family:'Linux Libertine, Georgia, Times, serif'; font-size:24px; font-weight: normal;">Aversion to having the wife earn more than the husband explains 29% of the decline in | ===<span style="font-family:'Linux Libertine, Georgia, Times, serif'; font-size:24px; font-weight: normal;">Aversion to having the wife earn more than the husband explains 29% of the decline in marriages</span>=== | ||
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In a very large sample (N = 73,654), Bertrand et al. (2015) examined the causes and consequences of the income gap within households. They found that within marriage markets, when a randomly chosen woman becomes more likely to earn more than a randomly chosen man, marriage rates decline. | In a very large sample (N = 73,654), Bertrand et al. (2015) examined the causes and consequences of the income gap within households. They found that within marriage markets, when a randomly chosen woman becomes more likely to earn more than a randomly chosen man, marriage rates decline. |