divorce. We use three panel databases to explore this question. Controlling for the level of life satisfaction of spouses, we … find that a higher satisfaction gap, even in the first year of marriage, increases the likelihood of a future separation … household. The relation between happiness gaps and divorce may be due to the fact that couples which are unable to transfer …

divorce. We use three panel databases to explore this question. Controlling for the level of life satisfaction of spouses, we … find that a higher satisfaction gap, even in the first year of marriage, increases the likelihood of a future separation … household. The relation between happiness gaps and divorce may be due to the fact that couples which are unable to transfer …

of divorce. Gary Becker's theory of marriage predicts that specialization in domestic and market work, respectively … breadwinner-couples have a substantially higher risk of divorce than male breadwinner-couples. In contrast, the equal division …

of divorce. Gary Becker's theory of marriage predicts that specialization in domestic and market work, respectively … breadwinner-couples have a substantially higher risk of divorce than male breadwinner-couples. In contrast, the equal division …

in men and women - after four years or longer, about twice the gain associated with marriage (controlling for weight … cohabitation; women lost some weight in the first year, men gained some weight after four or more years of separation. Divorce … marriage or cohabitation do not necessarily include a healthier BMI. They also suggest that relationship transitions …