Who divorces whom: unilateral divorce legislation and the educational structure of marriage

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F67985998%3A_____%2F24%3A00597953" target="_blank" >RIV/67985998:_____/24:00597953 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/00216208:11640/24:00604631

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1215/00703370-11462868" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1215/00703370-11462868</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/00703370-11462868" target="_blank" >10.1215/00703370-11462868</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Who divorces whom: unilateral divorce legislation and the educational structure of marriage

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The introduction of unilateral divorce legislation (UDL) starting in the late 1960s led to spikes in U.S. divorce rates. We ask whether making divorce easier affected the educational structure of marriage. Using marriage and divorce certificate data covering 1970–1988, we provide new evidence on the evolution of the educational structure of marriage inflows (newlyweds) and outflows (divorces). Next, we leverage the timing of UDL introduction across states to estimate its effects on both flows. We find that UDL affected the educational structure of divorce but not of new marriages: it made generally unstable hypogamous couples (women married to less educated partners) less likely to divorce and made homogamous couples more stable than hypergamous ones (women married to more educated partners).

Název v anglickém jazyce

Who divorces whom: unilateral divorce legislation and the educational structure of marriage

Popis výsledku anglicky

The introduction of unilateral divorce legislation (UDL) starting in the late 1960s led to spikes in U.S. divorce rates. We ask whether making divorce easier affected the educational structure of marriage. Using marriage and divorce certificate data covering 1970–1988, we provide new evidence on the evolution of the educational structure of marriage inflows (newlyweds) and outflows (divorces). Next, we leverage the timing of UDL introduction across states to estimate its effects on both flows. We find that UDL affected the educational structure of divorce but not of new marriages: it made generally unstable hypogamous couples (women married to less educated partners) less likely to divorce and made homogamous couples more stable than hypergamous ones (women married to more educated partners).

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50202 - Applied Economics, Econometrics

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Demography

ISSN

0070-3370

e-ISSN

1533-7790

Svazek periodika

61

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

4

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

20

Strana od-do

1097-1116

Kód UT WoS článku

001308774900009

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85200827136