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Marriage Markets and the Intermetropolitan Distribution of Skilled Couples.
- Source :
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Growth & Change . Mar2011, Vol. 42 Issue 1, p98-110. 13p. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Costa and Kahn hypothesize that the growing concentration of skilled couples in large cities is due to their migration to large cities to solve their dual-employment problem. However, there is only limited empirical evidence in support of this hypothesis. This research tests an alternative hypothesis: The intermetropolitan distribution of skilled couples is largely the result of marriages among skilled singles in large cities. The relative merits of both the 'co-location' and 'marriage market' hypotheses are evaluated by comparing the effects of migration and marriage on the intermetropolitan distribution of dual-degree couples using data from the 2008 American Community Survey. Migration is found to have little effect on the distribution of dual-degree couples. Rather, the concentration of dual-degree couples is strongly related to the high rate of marriages among single college graduates in the same cities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00174815
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Growth & Change
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 58788914
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2257.2010.00545.x