This paper asks whether the gap in subjective happiness between spouses matters per se, i.e. whether it predicts … household. The relation between happiness gaps and divorce may be due to the fact that couples which are unable to transfer … utility are more at risk than others. It may also be the case that assortative mating in terms of happiness baseline …

This paper tests whether one partner's happiness significantly influences the happiness of the other partner? Using ten …

We use a panel vector autoregressions model to examine the coevolution of changes in happiness and changes in income … happiness are associated with subsequent increases in income, marriage, employment, and health variables, while increases in the … these life-domain variables (except health) tend to be followed by decreases in happiness in subsequent periods, suggesting …