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 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, as well as actual, division of labor seems to contribute to spouses …

; 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 …

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, as well as actual, division of labor seems to contribute to spouses …

This paper examines the relationship between specialization and happiness in marriage in the U.S. and Japan. Our … determinants of marital happiness in the two countries. In the U.S., the findings are mixed. Women in the U.S. are more likely to … embrace the bargaining model where their happiness is determined by their own income. Men in the U.S. are more likely to …

This paper examines the relationship between specialization and happiness in marriage in the U.S. and Japan. Our … determinants of marital happiness in the two countries. In the U.S., the findings are mixed. Women’s reported marital happiness in … the U.S. is more likely to follow the predictions of the bargaining model where their happiness is determined by their own …