Business cycles and divorce: Evidence from microdata

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Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2013
Volume: 118
Issue: 1
Pages: 68-70

Score contribution per author:

0.335 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We use individual-level data to show that divorce is pro-cyclical on average, a finding robust to the inclusion of a wide range of controls. Pro-cyclical divorce is concentrated among women who married young and/or do not have a college degree.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:118:y:2013:i:1:p:68-70
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
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2026-01-26