change in employment status), perceived stress, and subjective health. Results: Cohabitation led to significant weight gain … in men and women - after four years or longer, about twice the gain associated with marriage (controlling for weight …-related behaviors, age, children, employment, stress, and health). BMI after separation was largely comparable to BMI before starting …

Dynamics (PSID) and the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), we analyze the health gap between married and unmarried … marriage health gap is similar for men and women. If we allow for unobserved heterogeneity in innate health (permanent and age …-dependent), potentially correlated with timing and likelihood of marriage, we find that the effect of marriage on health disappears below age …

debated question. We reassess this relationship with panel data from the German Family Panel (pairfam) and extend previous …, whether marriage makes people more satisfied with life or whether more satisfied couples are more likely to marry remains a … distinguish - controlling for time-constant unobserved heterogeneity - whether there is in fact an effect of marriage on life …