Online Dating Caused a Rise in US Income Inequality, Research Paper Shows.

According to a research paper, online dating has contributed to the rise in income inequality in the US. The emergence of dating apps has led to an increase in people marrying someone with similar characteristics, such as education and income. This has accounted for about half of the increase in income inequality between 1980 and 2020. The researchers found that women became slightly more selective based on age, while men became slightly more selective based on education. The study also found that people in recent years have been less selective based on race when choosing a partner. Overall, the use of online dating apps has led to a 3-percentage-point increase in the Gini coefficient, a measure of income inequality. [Extracted from the article]