Background: Some sociological research points out that individuals in traditional couples where the male individual is the breadwinner are happier. Some economists came to a similar conclusion for households where the wife earns less than her husband. The objective of this thesis is to test these theories based on Belgian survey data.
Bertrand, M., E. Kamenica and J. Pan (2015), Gender Identity and Relative Income within Households, Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2015, 130, 571-614.
The objective of the first part of this thesis: you, therefore, do a necessary literature review in the context of Belgium then propose a specific research question from a given topic along with the methodology you will be using and expectations using the template provided. Examples are provided for reference which might be helpful