In this paper, we examine whether the business cycle plays a role in marriage and divorce. We use data on Spain, since … unemployment in a counter-cyclical way. Other factors, such as changes in divorce law and duration of the marriage also have a … the unemployment rate is negatively associated with the marriage rate, pointing to a pro-cyclical evolution of marriage …

relationship between marriage and health for working-age (20 to 64) individuals. In both data sets married agents are healthier … observables, a gap of about 12 percentage points in self-reported health persists for ages 55-59. We estimate the marriage health …, potentially correlated with timing and likelihood of marriage, we find that the effect of marriage on health disappears at younger …