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 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 …

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 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 …

general life satisfaction question, differs between youths living in intact and non-intact families, holding many other …

By age 77 a plurality of women in wealthy Western societies are widows. Comparing older (aged 70+) married women to … time use to it. Widows differ from otherwise similar married women, especially from married women with working husbands, by …. Evidence from the European countries shows that widows feel less time stress than married women but are also less satisfied …

longitudinal data from Australia. We also examine how the evolution of marital satisfaction over time depends on LOC. LOC indicates …We investigate the effect of own and partner locus of control (LOC) on marital satisfaction using household … internal LOC is associated with higher marital satisfaction and that own LOC matters more for marital satisfaction than spouse …

-being caused by own and spousal disability using panel-regressions. I find that women and to a lesser extent men are harmed by … effects being found for women …

satisfaction are used as an empirical approximation of true wellbeing. Our results indicate that well-being is generally lower … over a wide interval of the partner’s working hours. -- Subjective well-being ; life satisfaction ; working time …

satisfaction are used as an empirical approximation of true wellbeing. Our results indicate that well-being is generally lower … over a wide interval of the partner's working hours. -- subjective well-being ; life satisfaction ; working time …

satisfaction are used as an empirical approximation of true wellbeing. Our results indicate that well-being is generally lower … over a wide interval of the partner's working hours. -- Subjective well-being ; life satisfaction ; working time …

' educational level have a negative effect on experienced life satisfaction. -- division of labor ; marriage ; selection …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 …