study fills this gap. It investigates linkages between married couples' relative socio-economic resources and their first … independently. The study presents four findings. First, homogamous tertiary educated couples have the highest first and second birth …-resource hypogamous and hypergamous couples have lower birth rates than most other pairings, underscoring that linkages between heterogamy …

labor market states. In steady-state, we hence have a theory of equilibrium unemployment determined by both matching …

We examine changes in inequality and instability of the combined earnings of married couples over the 1980-2009 period … (SIPP-SSA) and the Panel Study of Income Dynamics. Relative to male earnings inequality, the inequality of couples' earnings … is both lower in levels and rises by a smaller amount. We also find that couples' earnings instability is lower in levels …

labor market states. In steady-state, we hence have a theory of equilibrium unemployment determined by both matching …