Couple privilege: The wealth gap between married and single Americans has more than doubled in the last decade — here’s how to get ahead when you’re at a ‘notable disadvantage’ – msn

Desire for social status may lead individuals to marry later and want fewer children, study suggests

“A heightened desire to acquire higher social status led to preferences for investing heavily in fewer children rather than spreading one’s resources across multiple children (i.e., offspring quality over quantity), and for delayed marriage and reproduction.”

Declining birth rates happen in prosperous nations: Ashley St. Clair – Fox

Rich Like Me: How Assortative Mating Is Driving Income Inequality Author: Branko Milanovic – Marcellus