Do You Really Want to Share Everything? The Wellbeing of Work-Linked Couples
基于德国社会经济面板数据，研究在同一行业或职业工作的伴侣（工作关联伴侣）与不在此类关系的伴侣在生活满意度、收入、工作、家庭和休闲满意度上的差异，发现工作关联与收入满意度正相关，高技能伴侣受益更多。
Abstract Work and family life are crucial sources of human well-being, which, however, often interfere. Our analysis focuses on the specific case of couples that work in the same industry and occupation. Based on the economic theory of assortative matching, we argue that such a work link may foster career success and therefore well-being. Our study examines satisfaction differences between work-linked and non-work-linked partners using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel. We estimate the effects of working in the same occupation and/or industry as one’s partner on life satisfaction and satisfaction in four areas of life: income, work, family, and leisure. Being work-linked is positively associated with income satisfaction and might also slightly improve life satisfaction. High-skilled couples seem to benefit in particular. We also find that work-linked couples enjoy higher levels of income and job autonomy.