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Spousal mobility and earnings.
1Economics Department, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0256, USA. mckinnis@colorado.edu
Demography
|December 30, 2008
Summary
Occupational mobility significantly influences household migration decisions, particularly when the husband
Area of Science:
- Sociology
- Economics
- Demography
Background:
- Existing research shows married women often experience earnings decreases after migration, acting as trailing spouses.
- The impact of occupation-specific migration frequency on household migration and spousal earnings remains underexplored.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate how occupation-associated migration frequency affects household migration decisions.
- To analyze the differential impact on male and female spousal earnings.
- To examine the role of education in these migration and earnings dynamics.
Main Methods:
- Utilizing the 2000 U.S. decennial census Public Use Microdata Sample.
- Calculating migration rates stratified by occupation and education level.
- Estimating the influence of occupational mobility on couple migration and individual earnings.
Main Results:
- Household migration decisions are influenced by both husband's and wife's occupational mobility, with husband's mobility having a greater impact.
- For couples where the husband holds a college degree, his occupational mobility significantly reduces his wife's earnings.
- Wife's occupational mobility does not affect husband's earnings, and the negative impact on wives is absent when the husband lacks a college degree.
Conclusions:
- Occupational migration propensity is a key factor in household relocation decisions.
- The economic consequences of migration for married women are exacerbated by their husband's occupational mobility, especially in college-educated couples.
- Educational attainment plays a crucial role in mediating the effects of occupational migration on spousal earnings.
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