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Judith K Hellerstein1, Melinda Sandler Morrill, Ben Zou.
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.Entities:
Keywords: Business Cycles; Divorce; Marital Dissolution; Unemployment Rate
Year: 2013 PMID: 23641119 PMCID: PMC3638965 DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2012.09.014
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Econ Lett ISSN: 0165-1765