find that a higher satisfaction gap, even in the first year of marriage, increases the likelihood of a future separation … divorce. We use three panel databases to explore this question. Controlling for the level of life satisfaction of spouses, we … in the effect of happiness gaps: couples are more likely to break-up when the difference in life satisfaction is …

Virtue is modeled as an asset that women can use in the marriage market: since men value virginity in prospective mates …

takes a first step in that direction by studying the impact of earmarked paternity leave quota on life satisfaction, job … satisfaction, and work-life balance using several policy changes in Europe over the period 1993-2007. We find that earmarked … paternity leave increases life satisfaction by 0.18 on a 10 point scale which is equivalent to a 10.8 percentage point increase …

events, tend to return to some baseline level of wellbeing? Although the strongest life satisfaction effect is often at the …, widowhood, birth of first child, and layoff. However, adaptation to marriage is only incomplete, and there is no adaptation to … satisfaction levels are broadly equally affected by labour market and life events …

We use British panel data to explore the link between occupational status and life satisfaction. We find puzzling … satisfaction scores than that of employees in either low- or high-status occupations. This puzzle disappears in panel data: the … satisfaction of any man rises as he moves up the status ladder. The culprit seems to be immobility: the miserable middle is caused …