abstract: 'This study examines the effects of inequalities in the lower, rather

  than the upper, tail of wage distribution due to a declining labor

  market on marriage behaviors based on gender in Japan. I apply a median

  preserving spread to a marriage search model and then empirically

  analyze the theoretical hypothesis for cross-gender marriage behaviors

  using extensive individual Japanese data from the Employment Status

  Survey. The theoretical and empirical results show that both genders''

  wage inequalities in the lower tail have positive and statistically

  significant effects on increasing the probability of unmarried people

  across both genders. Female wage inequality in the upper tail also has a

  significant positive effect on the probability of unmarried men. On the

  other hand, an increase in male unemployment rates have positive and

  significant effects on the probability of unmarried women, even after

  controlling with wage inequality indices. In addition, the median wage

  for women has a significant and negative effect on the probability of

  unmarried men. These results highlight the policies to increase wages in

  the lower income class for both genders and to address unemployment for

  men in order to raise marriage rates. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights

  reserved.'
affiliation: 'Sasaki, S (Corresponding Author), Kobe Univ, Grad Sch Econ, Nada Ku,
  2-1 Rokkodai Cho, Kobe, Hyogo 6578501, Japan.

  Sasaki, Shoichi, Kobe Univ, Grad Sch Econ, Nada Ku, 2-1 Rokkodai Cho, Kobe, Hyogo
  6578501, Japan.'
author: Sasaki, Shoichi
author-email: shoichi\_sasaki@people.kobe-u.ac.jp
author_list:
- family: Sasaki
  given: Shoichi
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1016/j.jjie.2017.08.003
eissn: 1095-8681
files: []
issn: 0889-1583
journal: JOURNAL OF THE JAPANESE AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIES
keywords: 'Wage inequality in the lower tail; Marriage behavior; Unemployment rate;

  Median-preserving spread; Two-sided search'
keywords-plus: 2-SIDED SEARCH; LABOR; EARNINGS; DIVORCE
language: English
month: DEC
number-of-cited-references: '50'
pages: 27-42
papis_id: 74d3b6abcc8b5336936c20ead26657ea
ref: Sasaki2017empiricalanalysis
times-cited: '0'
title: Empirical analysis of the effects of increasing wage inequalities on marriage
  behaviors in Japan
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000418317600003
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '7'
volume: '46'
web-of-science-categories: Economics; International Relations
year: '2017'