Your place or mine? On the residence choice of young couples in Norway

Kjell Lommerud (kjell.lommerud@econ.uib.no), Shelly Lundberg and Løken, Katrine
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Katrine Vellesen Løken

No 8640, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: Norwegian registry data is used to investigate the location decisions of a full population cohort of young adults as they complete their education, establish separate households and form their own families. We find that the labor market opportunities and family ties of both partners affect these location choices. Surprisingly, married men live significantly closer to their own parents than do married women, even if they have children, and this difference cannot be explained by differences in observed characteristics. The principal source of excess female distance from parents in this population is the relatively low mobility of men without a college degree, particularly in rural areas. Despite evidence that intergenerational resource flows, such as childcare and eldercare, are particularly important between women and their parents, the family connections of husbands appear to dominate the location decisions of less-educated married couples.

Keywords: Gender relations; Geographic mobility; Married couples; Residence choice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J12 J16 J61 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-11
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Journal Article: Your Place or Mine? On the Residence Choice of Young Couples in Norway (2013)
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