The role of income in marriage and divorce transitions among young Americans

Simon Burgess; Carol Propper; Arnstein Aassve

doi:10.1007/s00148-003-0124-7

The role of income in marriage and divorce transitions among young Americans

Simon Burgess, Carol Propper, Arnstein Aassve

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Abstract

The paper investigates the importance of income in young Americans' decisions to form and dissolve households. Using data on young American men and women from the NLSY, an important role for income in both these transitions is found. There are significant differences between young men and women. High earnings capacity increases the probability of marriage and decreases the probability of divorce for young men. High earnings capacity decreases the probability of marriage for young women, and has no impact on divorce.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	455-475
Number of pages	21
Journal	Journal of Population Economics
Volume	16
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-003-0124-7
Publication status	Published - Aug 2003
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Divorce
Income effects
Marriage

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