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Claudia Goldin: evaluation

6 Oct 2021 Conversations with Tyler Claudia Goldin on the Economics of Inequality

“Well, as someone who got married five years ago after living with someone for 26 years, I would have to get out of my own life into someone else’s. But I think that for many people, marriage creates more stability, either because they’ve made a commitment to themselves or those around them see them as more committed.”

— Claudia Goldin

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Claudia Goldin
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evaluation
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6 Oct 2021
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Conversations with Tyler

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…Do you think there are scenarios where marriage makes a meaningful comeback for lower socioeconomic groups? And what might those scenarios look like? Well, as someone who got married five years ago after living with someone for 26 years, I would have to get out of my own life into someone else’s. But I think that for many people, marriage creates more stability, either because they’ve made a commitment to themselves or those around them see them as more committed. I think the main benefit is to children, so that children have more stability. Sure, but for people without a college degree, marriage rates have fallen dramatically in the United States —…

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