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 …

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

the 1970 liberalization of oral contraceptives in the Netherlands. We first document a massive and immediate drop in … liberal areas were much less likely to experience a birth or marriage as a minor, invested more in education, and ended up in …