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The Impact of Union Dissolution on Moving Distances and Destinations in the UK
Feijten, Peteke; van Ham, Maarten - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
The number of people who have ever experienced a divorce, or a split up of a non-marital union, is rising every year … paper also contributes to the literature by not only investigating the effect of divorce, but also splitting up, and … repartnering on mobility. Using longitudinal data from the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) and logistic regression models we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008924612
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The impact of union dissolution on moving distances and destinations in the UK
Feijten, Peteke; Ham, Maarten van - 2011
; splitting up ; divorce ; housing career ; spatial mobility ; longitudinal data ; BHPS ; United Kingdom …The number of people who have ever experienced a divorce, or a split up of a non-marital union, is rising every year … paper also contributes to the literature by not only investigating the effect of divorce, but also splitting up, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009235518
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The Impact of Union Dissolution on Moving Distances and Destinations in the UK
Feijten, Peteke - 2011
The number of people who have ever experienced a divorce, or a split up of a non-marital union, is rising every year … paper also contributes to the literature by not only investigating the effect of divorce, but also splitting up, and … repartnering on mobility. Using longitudinal data from the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) and logistic regression models we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013126931
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A longitudinal study of migration propensities for mixed ethnic unions in England and Wales
Feng, Zhiqiang; Ham, Maarten van; Boyle, Paul J.; Raab, … - 2012
Most studies investigating residential segregation of ethnic minorities ignore the fact that the majority of adults live in couples. In recent years there has been a growth in the number of mixed ethnic unions that involve a minority member and a white member. To our knowledge, hardly any...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009533353
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Educated Couples’ Location Choice and Intra-Household Bargaining
Forouzandeh, Ramin - 2023
For dual-earner, college educated straight couples, I examine the relative weight of spouse career prospects in deciding where to live. I show that higher expected wages for husbands in a potential destination tends to make it more attractive for households, relative to the same increase in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014349399
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A longitudinal analysis of moving desires, expectations and actual moving behaviour
Coulter, Rory; Ham, Maarten van; Feijten, Peteke - 2010
-2006 British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) data, this study is the first to investigate whether moving desires and expectations are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009155049
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Partner (dis)agreement on moving desires and the subsequent moving behaviour of couples
Coulter, Rory; Ham, Maarten van; Feijten, Peteke - 2011
(BHPS) data, we find that disagreement about the desirability of moving is most likely where partners also disagree about …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009235588
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Retirement, Housing Mobility, Downsizing and Neighbourhood Quality – A Causal Investigation
Nguyen, Ha Trong; Mitrou, Francis; Zubrick, Stephen R. - 2021
This paper provides the first causal evidence on the impact of retirement on housing choices. Our empirical strategy exploits the discontinuity in the eligibility ages for state pension as an instrument for the endogenous retirement decision and controls for time-invariant individual...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013220830
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Social barriers to female migration : theory and evidence from Bangladesh
Amirapu, Amrit; Asadullah, Mohammad Niaz; Wahhaj, Zaki - 2020
Traditional gender norms can restrict independent migration by women, thus preventing them from taking advantage of economic opportunities in urban non-agricultural industries. However, women may be able to circumvent such restrictions by using marriage to engage in long-distance migration - if...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012303638
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Marriage, work and migration : the role of infrastructure development and gender norms
Amirapu, Amrit; Asadullah, Mohammad Niaz; Wahhaj, Zaki - 2018
Traditional gender norms can restrict independent migration by women, thus preventing them from taking advantage of economic opportunities in urban non-agricultural industries. However, women may be able to circumvent such restrictions by using marriage to engage in long-distance migration - if...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011910970