当代青年择偶的收入观——郎才女貌悖论

采用2002年中国住户调查数据,本文对当前我国婚姻市场的择偶标准进行了实证研究。在传统社会,高收入的男性和专职于家庭事务的女性被认为是完美的结婚组合(郎才女貌),因此当时的择偶标准体现为收入上的异质性。而本文通过实证研究发现,当前收入水平相当的男女更可能结为夫妻。现在与过去择偶标准的不同导致了郎才女貌悖论的出现。最后,本文阐述了婚介机构的重要性。

The Income Consideration in Marital Market of China's Young People

Based on the data from Chinese Household Income Project 2002,this paper empirically analyzes the income consideration in the present young people's spouse choosing in China.The traditional Chinese perfect marital match is that the male with high income marry to the pretty and graceful female specializing in home work and this marital match criterion is based on the gender income difference.However the estimation of the earnings residuals between spouses at present China show that the couples who have simila...