there is a causal effect of partnership on subjective well-being. Our data allow us to distinguish between marriage and … orientation. The well-being gains of marriage are larger than those of cohabitation. Investigating partnership formation and … disruption, we discover that the well-being effects are symmetric. Finally, we find that marriage improves well-being for both …

there is a causal effect of partnership on subjective well-being. Our data allow us to distinguish between marriage and … orientation. The well-being gains of marriage are larger than those of cohabitation. Investigating partnership formation and … disruption, we discover that the well-being effects are symmetric. Finally, we find that marriage improves well-being for both …

The emergence of the housewife in the Netherlands over the period 1812-1922 was strongly influenced by the social norm … that women should withdraw from the labour market on the eve of marriage. Adherence to this norm is most clearly reflected …

for other Western countries. Using 1995-2015 Dutch marriage registry data, we show that daughters are associated with … Survey Marriage and Fertility Supplements. …

1970 liberalization of the Pill for minors in the Netherlands and demand- and supply-side religious preferences that … conservative areas were more likely to delay fertility/marriage and to accumulate human capital in the long run. We then show how …