<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>How is educational expansion associated with increased educational homogamy and income inequality? Using SOEP and SHP panel data, we randomly match couples and compare the resulting income distribution to the observed one. Educational homogamy thereby has had only a marginal impact on earnings-based income inequality between couples, which is largely due to the endogenous decision-making of couples concerning working time.</p></abstract>

How is educational expansion associated with increased educational homogamy and income inequality? Using SOEP and SHP panel data, we randomly match couples and compare the resulting income distribution to the observed one. Educational homogamy thereby has had only a marginal impact on earnings-based income inequality between couples, which is largely due to the endogenous decision-making of couples concerning working time.

Educational Homogamy and Inter-Couple Income Inequality: Linking Demographic and Socio-Economic Consequences of Educational Expansion in Germany and Switzerland

Swiss Journal of Sociology

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How is educational expansion associated with increased educational homogamy and income inequality? Using SOEP and SHP panel data, we randomly match couples and...

Educational Homogamy and Inter-Couple Income Inequality: Linking Demographic and Socio-Economic Consequences of Educational Expansion in Germany and Switzerland

Published Online: Dec 19, 2017

Page range: 587 - 610

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjs-2017-0029

Keywords
educational homogamy, educational expansion, income inequality, labor supply

© 2017 Ramsey Wise et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Educational Homogamy and Inter-Couple Income Inequality: Linking Demographic and Socio-Economic Consequences of Educational Expansion in Germany and Switzerland

Published Online: Dec 19, 2017

Page range: 587 - 610

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjs-2017-0029

Keywordseducational homogamy, educational expansion, income inequality, labor supply

© 2017 Ramsey Wise et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
educational homogamy, educational expansion, income inequality, labor supply