find that a higher satisfaction gap, even in the first year of marriage, increases the likelihood of a future separation … divorce. We use three panel databases to explore this question. Controlling for the level of life satisfaction of spouses, we … in the effect of happiness gaps: couples are more likely to break-up when the difference in life satisfaction is …

there is a causal effect of partnership on subjective well-being. Our data allow us to distinguish between marriage and … orientation. The well-being gains of marriage are larger than those of cohabitation. Investigating partnership formation and … disruption, we discover that the well-being effects are symmetric. Finally, we find that marriage improves well-being for both …

their schooling investments in rural China. The main estimate implies that when a son receives one yuan less in schooling … ; marriage market ; transfers …

-selection behavior within marriages. China's 2001 divorce reform liberalized divorce in favor of women and secured women's property … rights after separation. We use this improvement in women's bargaining power in marriage for a regression discontinuity …

-selection behavior within marriages. China's 2001 divorce reform liberalized divorce in favor of women and secured women's property … rights after separation. We use this improvement in women's bargaining power in marriage for a regression discontinuity …

This study analyzes the effect of one-child policy on marriage market in China, and focuses on leftover situation …, marriage age, and the age differential between husband and wife. Taking age of 30 as a cut-off point, the one-child policy has … marriage age is positive and significant, no matter for urban, rural residents, or migrants, but the effect is smaller in the …

This study analyzes the effect of one-child policy on marriage market in China, and focuses on leftover situation …, marriage age, and the age differential between husband and wife. Taking age of 30 as a cut-off point, the one-child policy has … marriage age is positive and significant, no matter for urban, rural residents, or migrants, but the effect is smaller in the …

in China, using accession to the WTO as a natural experiment. Our identification relies on the shift-share design that … that export tariff cuts significantly lower women’s marriage rates, delay their marriage, and reduce the number of children …

asymmetric. To test the predictions, we explore the repeal of mandatory premarital health examinations in China. The repeal …

This paper shows that the rising male surplus has strengthened marriage distortions in China by causing an increase in … power. This paper provides the first empirical evidence showing that demographic imbalance causes marriage distortion with …