The Dynamics of Marriage and Divorce

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Labor Economics
Year: 2015
Volume: 33
Issue: 1
Pages: 123 - 170

Score contribution per author:

1.341 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

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

Abstract

We formulate and estimate a dynamic model of marriage, divorce, and remarriage using panel data on two cohorts of Danish men and women. The marital surplus is identified from the probability of divorce and the surplus shares of husbands and wives from their willingness to enter marriage. We find that the educations of husbands and wives are complements. Education raises the share of the marital surplus for men but not for women. As men and women get older, husbands receive a larger share of the marital surplus. The estimated costs of divorce are high both early and late in marriage.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:ucp:jlabec:doi:10.1086/677393
Journal Field
Labor
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-24