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 …

We study the effect of marriage on the stability of formal partnerships exploiting same-sex marriage legalization in … the Netherlands as a natural experiment. Same-sex marriage legalization allowed registered partnerships to be transformed … into marriage. Since registered partnerships and marriages are similar in terms of rights and obligations we can …