This paper asks whether the gap in subjective happiness between spouses matters per se, i.e. whether it predicts … find that a higher satisfaction gap, even in the first year of marriage, increases the likelihood of a future separation … household. The relation between happiness gaps and divorce may be due to the fact that couples which are unable to transfer …

that, with uncertain future income, altruism per se can induce time consistent, however, not necessarily ex ante efficient …

; happiness ; comparisons ; panel, households, marriage …This paper asks whether the gap in subjective happiness between spouses matters per se, i.e. whether it predicts … find that a higher satisfaction gap, even in the first year of marriage, increases the likelihood of a future separation …

; happiness ; comparisons ; panel ; households ; marriage …This paper asks whether the gap in subjective happiness between spouses matters per se, i.e. whether it predicts … find that a higher satisfaction gap, even in the first year of marriage, increases the likelihood of a future separation …

This paper asks whether the gap in subjective happiness between spouses matters per se, i.e. whether it predicts … find that a higher satisfaction gap, even in the first year of marriage, increases the likelihood of a future separation …. The relation between happiness gaps and divorce may be due to the fact that couples which are unable to transfer utility …

This paper asks whether the gap in subjective happiness between spouses matters per se, i.e. whether it predicts … find that a higher satisfaction gap, even in the first year of marriage, increases the likelihood of a future separation … household. The relation between happiness gaps and divorce may be due to the fact that couples which are unable to transfer …

This paper asks whether the gap in subjective happiness between spouses matters per se for a couple's risk of … find that a higher satisfaction gap, even in the first year of marriage, increases the probability of a separation. We show … respect to the baseline level of happiness that affects the risk of separation. We find that it is not only this baseline …