Paul Carlin, of Purdue University in Indiana, noticed the decline of trophy wives when comparing how much British men earn with how much their partners work.In the 1980s, the higher a professional mans salary, the fewerpaid hours his wife would put in.

• 美国印地安那州普渡大学的经济学教授保罗·卡林指出，在对比英国丈夫的收入与妻子的工作时间时发现，“花瓶妻”的数量正在减少。