Field-of-study homogamy

0459409 - NHÚ 2019 eng V - Výzkumná zpráva
Bičáková, Alena - Jurajda, Štěpán
Field-of-study homogamy.
Bonn: IZA, 2016. 34 s. IZA discussion paper series, 9844.
Grant CEP: GA ČR(CZ) GBP402/12/G130
Institucionální podpora: RVO:67985998
Klíčová slova: field-of-study homogamy * college graduates * marriage and cohabitation
Kód oboru RIV: AH - Ekonomie
http://ftp.iza.org/dp9844.pdf

This paper reports evidence on the strong tendency of the college educated to match with
partners who graduated in the same field of study – a dimension of assortative matching that
has been overlooked thus far. We employ Labor Force Survey data covering most EU
countries to measure the extent of field-of-study homogamy in prevailing married and
cohabiting couples within several years of college graduation. We find that field-of-study
homogamy increases almost immediately after graduation to reach very high levels,
especially for spouses working in the same industry, and that it varies dramatically across
countries. Graduates in Social Sciences display a particularly strong tendency towards
homogamy and also have the highest matching theory-implied match gains from
homogamous matches.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0259609