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 …

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 …

the psychologists? setpoint model is wrong. Life events in the nonpecuniary domain, such as marriage, divorce, and …

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

marriage institutions: polygyny, strict monogamy, and serial monogamy (divorce and remarriage). After having identified the …

This paper analyzes the causal relationships between marriage and subjective well-being in a longitudinal data set … spanning 17 years. We find evidence that happier singles opt more likely for marriage and that there are large differences in … the benefits from marriage between couples. Potential, as well as actual, division of labor seems to contribute to spouses …

general life satisfaction question, differs between youths living in intact and non-intact families, holding many other …

-specific breadwinning norms may be fading with time, economic realities and marriage market dynamics continue to be drivers of behavior and …