Employment Contract Matching: An Analysis of Dual Earner Couples and Working Households. Sarah B. Brown Lisa Farrell John G. Sessions 2381/4359 https://figshare.le.ac.uk/articles/report/Employment_Contract_Matching_An_Analysis_of_Dual_Earner_Couples_and_Working_Households_/10084091 We explore the significance of intra-couple and intra -household influences on three broad types of employment contracts: self-employment, performance related pay, and salaried employment. Individuals may pool income risk with their partners by holding a diversified portfolio of employment contracts, introducing intra-household risk pooling. Alternatively, employment contract matching may occur whereby individuals within couples or households are employed under similar contracts. Our empirical analysis, based on cross-section data drawn from the British Family Expenditure Surveys 1996 to 2000, provides evidence of employment contract matching both within dual earner couples and, to a lesser extent, in the context of working household members. 2009-03-26 12:38:32 Dual Earner Couples Employment Contract Matching Self-employment Assortative Mating