This paper uses data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe to analyze the effect of spousal health … of retirement after their husbands experience a work-limiting health shock. Results suggest that this increased … the effect spousal health shocks have on the various labor market outcomes examined here, which suggests an important role …

Despite the harmful effects of intimate partner abuse (IPA) on child health, survivors with children often continue in … potential explanation using rich, longitudinal data from Australia. We show that IPA has large, long-lasting negative effects on … children's health. These findings stay robust across several identification techniques, including instrumental variables …

attainment to investigate the impact of education on body mass index, obesity, smoking behavior, and self-rated health, as well …This paper analyzes the relationship between education and health outcomes using a natural experiment in Turkey. The … statistically significant favorable effect of education on health outcomes and behavior. However, this relationship becomes …

live in states with a higher divorce rate are more likely to be divorced. Thus, currently being divorced among immigrants …, and among Mexican immigrants who live in an environment in which divorce is more prevalent. …

subsequent separation or divorce. Despite extensive controls, performance pay remains associated with an increased probability of … separation or divorce. Yet, the results are entirely gender specific. When husbands earn performance pay, no association with …

show substantial bonuses for married couples and four exhibit marriage penalties. On a micro level, we find that these … marriage bonuses/penalties differ substantially across household types and income. From a policy point of view, our results … suggest that the abolishment of marriage-related tax-benefit components in countries with marriage bonuses would leave some …

The aim of this paper is to analyze the impact of marriage regulation on the migratory behavior of individuals using … the history of the liberalization of same-sex marriage across the United States. Because the approval of same-sex marriage … allows homosexuals access to legal rights and social benefits, marriage becomes more attractive relative to singlehood or …

An aspect of the Covid-19 pandemic that merits attention is its effects on marriage and childbirth. Although the direct … lockdown, such as that imposed in Pakistan from March 14 to May 8 2020, and the closure of marriage halls that lasted till … Pakistan where birth rates remain high, marriage is nearly universal, and almost all child- bearing takes place within marriage …

of marriage-related tax-benefit instruments on the labour supply of married couples. For each married partner, we … estimate their individual marginal effective tax rate and net replacement rate before and after marriage. We show that the … marriage bonus, which is economically significant in eight European countries, decreases the work incentives for women and …