‘Acting Wife’: Marriage Market Incentives and Labor Market Investments
Single, career-driven women feel the pressure to “act wife”, downplaying professionally beneficial qualities like ambition, in order to reduce negative perceptions from potential male partners.
Leonardo Bursztyn,
Thomas Fujiwara,
Amanda Pallais
‘Acting Wife’: Marriage Market Incentives and Labor Market Investments
Single, career-driven women feel the pressure to “act wife”, downplaying professionally beneficial qualities like ambition, in order to reduce negative perceptions from potential male partners.
Leonardo Bursztyn,
Thomas Fujiwara,
Amanda Pallais
