Chen, Natalie, Conconi, Paola and Perroni, Carlo (2011) Multi-trait matching and intergenerational mobility : a Cinderella story. Working Paper. Coventry, UK: Department of Economics, University of Warwick. CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Volume 2011 (Number 57).

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Abstract

Empirical studies of intergenerational social mobility have found that women
are more mobile than men. To explain this finding, we describe a model of multitrait
matching and inheritance, in which individuals’ attractiveness in the marriage
market depends on their market and non-market characteristics. We show
that the observed gender differences in social mobility can arise if market characteristics
are relatively more important in determining marriage outcomes for
men than for women and are more persistent across generations than non-market
characteristics. Paradoxically, the female advantage in social mobility may be due
to their adverse treatment in the labor market. A reduction in gender discrimination
in the labor market leads to an increase in homogamy in the marriage
market, lowering social mobility for both genders.

Item Type:	Working or Discussion Paper (Working Paper)
Alternative Title:
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Social mobility, Sex discrimination, Economics -- Mathematical models, Inheritance and succession
Series Name:	CAGE Online Working Paper Series
Publisher:	Department of Economics, University of Warwick
Place of Publication:	Coventry, UK
Official Date:	October 2011
Dates:	Date Event October 2011 Published
Volume:	Volume 2011
Number:	Number 57
Number of Pages:	25
Institution:	University of Warwick
Status:	Not Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access
Funder:	Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) (ESRC), European Commission (EC), Fonds national de la recherche scientifique (Belgium) (FNRS)
Version or Related Resource:	Chen, Natalie, et al. (2011). Multi-trait matching and intergenerational mobility : a Cinderella story. Coventry: Centre for Economic Policy Research. (CEPR Discussion Paper, no.DP8605). http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/44623/
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