This paper investigates the relationship between the probability of divorce and marriage specific investments. As these … likely to decrease the risk of divorce. All such activities, however, are characterized by gender role bias through, for …, while couples in which the wife takes on typically male chores are more likely to divorce. The paper tests this hypothesis …

This paper investigates the relationship between the probability of divorce and marriage specific investments. As these … likely to decrease the risk of divorce. All such activities, however, are characterized by gender role bias through, for …, while couples in which the wife takes on typically male chores are more likely to divorce. The paper tests this hypothesis …

In the last twenty years the divorce rate in the United States has being decreasing, differentiating the US trend from … in the divorce rates to the role played by time use complementaritiesʺ within the household. The changes in time … the American Time Use Data. The relation between time management and the likelihood of divorce is then studied making use …

This paper investigates the relationship between the probability of divorce and marriage specific investments. As these … likely to decrease the risk of divorce. All such activities, however, are characterized by gender role bias through, for …, while couples in which the wife takes on typically male chores are more likely to divorce. The paper tests this hypothesis …

all-native marriage. An explanation based on the operation of competitive marriage markets works for immigrant women but …

-native marriage. An explanation based on the operation of competitive marriage markets works for immigrant women, but not for …

cohabiting will specialize less than those marrying. Panel data on time use - particularly housework time - as well as on the … marry without first cohabiting increase their reported housework time more than those who enter cohabitations (by 3.7 hours …

highly educated women substituted work for time devoted to housework and childcare, while less educated wives substituted …