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dc.contributor.authorStutzer, Aloisen
dc.contributor.authorFrey, Bruno S.en
dc.date.accessioned2006-02-02-
dc.date.accessioned2010-07-07T09:12:31Z-
dc.date.available2010-07-07T09:12:31Z-
dc.date.issued2005-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/33531-
dc.description.abstractThis 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
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x1811en
dc.subject.jelD13en
dc.subject.jelI31en
dc.subject.jelJ12en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keyworddivision of laboren
dc.subject.keywordmarriageen
dc.subject.keywordselectionen
dc.subject.keywordsubjective well-beingen
dc.subject.stwKausalanalyseen
dc.subject.stwDeutschlanden
dc.subject.stwEheen
dc.subject.stwLebenszufriedenheiten
dc.titleDoes marriage make people happy, or do happy people get married?-
dc.type|aWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn502172908en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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