TY - JOUR
T1 - Spouse Overeducation and Family Migration: Evidence from the US
AU - Quinn, Michael
AU - Rubb, Stephen
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Scholars have noted that marriage frequently results in a sub-optimal job search. This literature suggests that the overeducation of wives is a result of household migration (tied-mover) or the result of an inability to migrate (tied-stayer). Others have found that overeducation may also be a cause of migration. This study examines overeducation as both a cause and effect of migration. Some evidence shows that families with an overeducated husband are found to be more likely to migrate. In turn, this migration leads to increased levels of overeducation among wives and decreased levels of overeducation among husbands. Household migration is also found to lower the full-time employment rates of wives by more than their male counterparts. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
AB - Scholars have noted that marriage frequently results in a sub-optimal job search. This literature suggests that the overeducation of wives is a result of household migration (tied-mover) or the result of an inability to migrate (tied-stayer). Others have found that overeducation may also be a cause of migration. This study examines overeducation as both a cause and effect of migration. Some evidence shows that families with an overeducated husband are found to be more likely to migrate. In turn, this migration leads to increased levels of overeducation among wives and decreased levels of overeducation among husbands. Household migration is also found to lower the full-time employment rates of wives by more than their male counterparts. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
UR - https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10834-010-9213-4
U2 - 10.1007/s10834-010-9213-4
DO - 10.1007/s10834-010-9213-4
M3 - Article
VL - 32
JO - Journal of Family and Economic Issues
JF - Journal of Family and Economic Issues
IS - Issue 1
ER -