Does Marriage Make People Happy, Or Do Happy People Get Married?
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Stutzer, Alois
Frey, Bruno S.
Abstract / Description
This paper analyzes the causal relationships between marriage and subjective well-being in a longitudinal data set spanning 17 years. We find evidence that happier singles opt more likely for marriage and that there are large differences in the benefits from marriage between couples. Potential, as well as actual, division of labor seems to contribute to spouses' wellbeing, especially for women and when there is a young family to raise. In contrast, large differences in the partners' educational level have a negative effect on experienced life satisfaction.
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Arbeitsteilung Ehe Eheschließung Zufriedenheit Arbeitsteilung Ehe Eheschließung Zufriedenheit division of labor marriage selection subjective well-beingPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2005
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Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit/ Institute for the Study of Labor: IZA Discussion Paper Series;1811
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Stutzer, Alois
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Frey, Bruno S.
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PsychArchives acquisition timestamp2022-11-17T11:01:26Z
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Made available on2008-06-09
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Made available on2022-11-17T11:01:26Z
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Date of first publication2005
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Abstract / DescriptionThis paper analyzes the causal relationships between marriage and subjective well-being in a longitudinal data set spanning 17 years. We find evidence that happier singles opt more likely for marriage and that there are large differences in the benefits from marriage between couples. Potential, as well as actual, division of labor seems to contribute to spouses' wellbeing, especially for women and when there is a young family to raise. In contrast, large differences in the partners' educational level have a negative effect on experienced life satisfaction.en
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Persistent Identifierhttps://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bsz:291-psydok-16605
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11780/1124
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.8878
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Language of contenteng
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Is part ofIZA Discussion Paper Series No. 1811
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Is part of seriesForschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit/ Institute for the Study of Labor: IZA Discussion Paper Series;1811
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Keyword(s)Arbeitsteilungde
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Keyword(s)Ehede
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Keyword(s)Eheschließungde
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Keyword(s)Zufriedenheitde
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Keyword(s)Arbeitsteilungde
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Keyword(s)Ehede
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Keyword(s)Eheschließungde
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Keyword(s)Zufriedenheitde
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Keyword(s)division of laboren
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Keyword(s)marriageen
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Keyword(s)selectionen
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Keyword(s)subjective well-beingen
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleDoes Marriage Make People Happy, Or Do Happy People Get Married?en
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DRO typereport
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Visible tag(s)PsyDok