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TY - JOUR
T1 - The Effects of Education on Spouse’s Satisfaction in Europe
AU - García, Inmaculada
AU - Molina, Jose-Alberto
AU - Navarro Paniagua, Maria
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - This article identifies the effects of both own and spouses' education levels on individual economic satisfaction for European households. To that end, it estimates several specifications based on the family collective approach, for each of the 14 EU countries, by using the eight waves of the European Community Household Panel, 1994–2001. After demonstrating that the IV Hausman–Taylor procedure is the selected estimation method in the majority of cases, the empirical results show that male and female income satisfaction significantly increases when the husband achieves higher education qualifications in the majority of European countries. However, the positive effect of the wife's higher education on female income satisfaction only appears in a very limited number of countries. Additionally, increases in individual wage and nonwage incomes generally lead to higher satisfaction levels.
AB - This article identifies the effects of both own and spouses' education levels on individual economic satisfaction for European households. To that end, it estimates several specifications based on the family collective approach, for each of the 14 EU countries, by using the eight waves of the European Community Household Panel, 1994–2001. After demonstrating that the IV Hausman–Taylor procedure is the selected estimation method in the majority of cases, the empirical results show that male and female income satisfaction significantly increases when the husband achieves higher education qualifications in the majority of European countries. However, the positive effect of the wife's higher education on female income satisfaction only appears in a very limited number of countries. Additionally, increases in individual wage and nonwage incomes generally lead to higher satisfaction levels.
U2 - 10.1080/00036840802314572
DO - 10.1080/00036840802314572
M3 - Journal article
VL - 42
SP - 3607
EP - 3618
JO - Applied Economics
JF - Applied Economics
SN - 0003-6846
IS - 28
ER -