正是门当户对的婚姻拉大了社会收入差距_BEC初级作文

正是门当户对的婚姻拉大了社会收入差距

The paper, 'Marry Your Like: Assortative Mating and Income Inequality, ' finds that the rise of women in the workforce and a growing tendency to find a partner from a similar educational and professional background is exacerbating income trends.

这篇名为"Marry Your Like: Assortative Mating and Income Inequality"（《人以群分：选择性择偶与收入失衡》）的研究报告指出，随着越来越多的女性加入劳动力大军，人们更倾向于选择一个教育、专业背景与己接近的配偶，这加剧了收入差距的悬殊。

The upshot: The rich are getting richer. In 1960, a household in the top 10% earned about three-and-a-half times the mean U.S. income. In 2005, that had jumped to more than four times the mean.

关键在于，有钱的人越来越有钱。1960年，最富有的10%家庭的收入大约是平均值的3.5倍；2005年，这一比例扩大至4倍多。

For the bottom 10%, the situation has deteriorated. In 1960, such a household earned 16% of mean income. By 2005, that was down to 8%.

而对于最贫困的那10%而言，情况变得更加糟糕。1960年，这类家庭的收入等于平均值的0.16倍；到了2005年，其收入与平均值之比降到了8%。

'Incomes are more polarized in 2005, ' the paper says. 'The change in wages across individuals is the primary driver of this increase in income inequality.'