Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/295527 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
CReAM Discussion Paper Series No. 19/15
Publisher: 
Centre for Research & Analysis of Migration (CReAM), Department of Economics, University College London, London
Abstract: 
We develop a theoretical model regarding the migration of dual-earner couples and test it in the context of international migration. Our model predicts that the probability that a couple emigrates increases with the income of the primary earner, whereas the income of the secondary earner may affect the decision in either direction. We conduct an em-pirical analysis that uses population-wide administrative data from Denmark. The re-sults are consistent with our model. We find that primary earners in couples are more strongly self-selected with respect to income than single persons. This novel result counters the intuition that family ties weaken self-selection.
Subjects: 
International migration
Family migration
Education
Gender differences
Dual-earner couples
JEL: 
F22
J12
J16
J24
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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