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Job Displacement, Disability, and Divorce

Charles, Kerwin Kofi, Stephens, Jr., Melvin·2004·Journal of Labor Economics
DOI 10.1086/381258
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Earnings shocks should affect divorce probability by changing a couple’s expected gains from marriage. We find that the divorce hazard rises after a spouse’s job displacement but does not change after a spousal disability. This difference casts doubt on a purely pecuniary motivation for divorce following earnings shocks, since both types of shocks exhibit similar long‐run economic consequences. Furthermore, the increase in divorce is found only for layoffs and not for plant closings, suggesting that information conveyed about a partner’s noneconomic suitability as a mate due to a job loss may be more important than financial losses in precipitating divorce.

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Authors
Charles, K. K., & Stephens, Jr.
Venue
Journal of Labor Economics
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Published
2004-04
Volume
22
Issue
2
Pages
489-522
ISSN
  • 0734-306X (ISSN-L)
  • 1537-5307
DOI
10.1086/381258
OpenAlex
W3123678067
Cited by
444
References
16
FWCI
19.45
Type
journal article
Language
en
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