If you think women still gain more economic benefit than men do from marriage, you may be living in the past. Today,men are bett

If you think women still gain more economic benefit than men do from marriage,you may be living in the past. Today,men are better off economically because their wives are,too,suggests a new study on the (36) economics of marriage by the Pew Research Center. It shows women’s education and earnings advancements are (37) translating into overall improvement for men.
    " Marriage is a different (38) deal than it was 40 years ago," says Pew economist Richard Fry. "Typically,most wives did not work,so for economic well-being, guys are made to (39) suffer with more mouths to feed but no (40) extra income. Now most wives work. For guys,the economics of marriage have become much more beneficial. "
    Pew used Census data from 1970 and 2007 to (41) compare U. S. -born married people ages 30-44—ages when " typical adults have (42) completed their education,gone to work and gotten married". The data show more women than men today have college degrees. Also , women’s (43) earnings grew 44% from 1970 to 2007, compared with 6% for men. (44) Although men still make more on average, women’s sharper gains have narrowed the gap.
    But economist Betsey Stevenson says Pew’s analysis is too limited. " What they’re raising is really an important question: Who has benefited more from increasing earnings of women in the labor market?" (45) But she says the study doesn’t look at other benefits,including who spends more within families. " Simply comparing earnings and educational attainment is not a very illuminating way to answer that question. "
    However, (46) she admits the study does provide further evidence that one-breadwinner marriages are being replaced with marriages of more equal market producers.