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The age at which women enter first marriage is known to be a major factor in marital instability. But to date possible differences by race/ ethnicity have not been examined. We use data from the 2006-2010 National Survey of Family Growth to examine differences by race/ethnicity in the shape of...

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This paper surveys some of the main strands in the recent literature on the economics of divorce, with a focus on U ….S. studies. We begin with a discussion of changes over time in the divorce rate and the widening gap in marital instability by … different relationships by race and ethnicity. Compared to other developed economies, the divorce rate in the U.S. is …

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more, we examine changes across the last three NSFG cycles in the education - marital instability association. -- divorce …

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Women's age at first marriage and marital instability : evidence from the 2006-2008 national survey of family growth

Lehrer, Evelyn L.; Chen, Yu - 2011

is strong enough to cancel out the poor match effect. -- divorce ; marriage dissolution ; marital instability ; marriage …

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Marital Instability in the United States: Trends, Driving Forces, and Implications for Children

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Women's Age at First Marriage and Marital Instability in the United States: Differences by Race and Ethnicity

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Age at Marriage and Marital Instability: Revisiting the Becker-Landes-Michael Hypothesis

Lehrer, Evelyn L. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

An early age at first marriage is known to be associated with a high risk of divorce. Yet it has been suggested that …

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Women's age at first marriage and marital instability: Evidence from the 2006-2008 national survey of family growth

Lehrer, Evelyn L.; Chen, Yu - 2011

One of the most salient demographic trends in the U.S. landscape in recent decades has been the pronounced increase in age at first marriage. This paper examines the implications of women's delayed entry to marriage for marital stability using data from the 2006-2008 National Survey of Family...

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Delayed entry into first marriage: Further evidence on the Becker-Landes-Michael hypothesis

Lehrer, Evelyn L.; Chen, Yu - 2012

In their pioneering research, Becker, Landes and Michael (1977) found that beyond age 30 there is a positive relationship between women's age at first marriage and marital instability. They interpreted this finding as a poor-match effect emerging as the biological clock begins to tick. In...

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