@article{Raz-Yurovich_S12_29,
author = {Raz-Yurovich, Liat},
title={{Men´s and women´s economic activity and first marriage: Jews in Israel, 1987-1995}},
journal = {Demographic Research},
volume = {S12},
number = {29},
pages = {933--964},
doi = {10.4054/DemRes.2010.22.29},
year = {2010},
abstract = {Using both analysis of the effect of lagged economic and current educational characteristics and analysis of life-course changes in these characteristics, this study provides insights into the theoretical debate concerning the relationships between men´s and women´s economic activity and transition to first marriage. Our findings support the men´s economic stability hypothesis, the search hypothesis and the income pooling hypothesis; and counter the women´s economic independence hypothesis, but only to a certain degree. For men, we find a positive effect of employment stability, and a positive effect of earnings, which increase over time. For women, the effect of the salary has an inverse U shape, and employment stability has positive effect on marriage. Over the life course, we find that men who have a continuum of stable employment have the highest odds of first marriage; while women reduce economic activity in anticipation of or due to marriage. Moreover, marriage is postponed for at least two years after educational accumulation is completed.},
URL = {https://www.demographic-research.org/special/12/29/},
eprint = {https://www.demographic-research.org/special/12/29/s12-29.pdf}
}