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Hamermesh, Daniel S. - 2020

Using time-diary data from the U.S. and six wealthy European countries, I demonstrate that non-partnered mothers spend slightly less time performing childcare, but much less time in other household activities than partnered mothers. Unpartnered mothers' total work time - paid work and household...

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(Mis-)predicted subjective well-being following life events

Odermatt, Reto; Stutzer, Alois - 2015

The correct prediction of how alternative states of the world affect our lives is a cornerstone of economics. We study how accurate people are in predicting their future well-being when facing major life events. Based on individual panel data, we compare people's forecast of their life...

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(Mis-)predicted subjective well-being following life events

Odermatt, Reto; Stutzer, Alois - 2015

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Does marriage make people happy, or do happy people get married?

Stutzer, Alois; Frey, Bruno S. - 2005

This paper analyzes the causal relationships between marriage and subjective well-being in a longitudinal data set spanning 17 years. We find evidence that happier singles opt more likely for marriage and that there are large differences in the benefits from marriage between couples. Potential,...

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Is Marriage Protecting Your Health in Recession Times?

Gil, Joan - 2016

This paper aims to contribute to the literature on the protective effects of marriage on individuals' health by … of divorce and legal separation (marital dissolution) on mental health and binge drinking in two different points in time … these health outcomes implied by the economic recession using difference-in-difference (DiD) regression methods, upon …

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Health shocks and spousal labor supply : an international perspective

Jolly, Nicholas A.; Theodoropoulos, Nikolaos - 2022

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 …

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The intergenerational health effects of child marriage bans

Le Duc Dung; Molina, Teresa; Ibuka, Yōko; Gotō, Rei - 2024

Using data from 18 countries, we investigate the effects of child marriage bans on infant and under-5 mortality. We use variation in mothers' exposure to the ban across cohorts within each country and regional variation in "treatment intensity," calculated based on child marriage prevalence and...

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Testing Theories of Happiness

Frey, Bruno S.; Stutzer, Alois - 2003

understanding of utility in economics. Here, we study the introduction of income aspirations in individuals' utility functions in …

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Divorce, domestic violence, and help seeking

Pisanelli, Elena - 2024

This paper examines the impact of the 2014 Italian divorce law on help-seeking behavior of domestic violence victims and femicides. I find that contrary to expectations, the reform, which aimed to make divorce cheaper while requiring mutual consent, led to a decrease in help-seeking behavior...

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You can't be happier than your wife: happiness gaps and divorce

Guven, Cahit; Senik, Claudia; Stichnoth, Holger - 2010

This paper asks whether the gap in subjective happiness between spouses matters per se, i.e. whether it predicts divorce. We use three panel databases to explore this question. Controlling for the level of life satisfaction of spouses, we find that a higher satisfaction gap, even in the first...

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