Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/152335 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Citation: 
[Journal:] IZA Journal of Labor Economics [ISSN:] 2193-8997 [Volume:] 3 [Publisher:] Springer [Place:] Heidelberg [Year:] 2014 [Pages:] 1-18
Publisher: 
Springer, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
We show that information revealed by the occupation choices of spouses predicts marital dissolution. Using a novel measure of occupational distance constructed from the O*Net Content Model, we find that spouses more closely matched in terms of their occupations' requisite knowledge are more likely to divorce. This supports the hypothesis that gains from division of labor within a household can render a marriage more durable. On the other hand, spouses that are dissimilar in terms of their occupations' activities are more likely to divorce. This suggests that each spouse brings an inclination toward certain activities to the marriage that reflects compatible preferences for joint consumption of household public goods.
Subjects: 
Spousal matching
Marital stability
PSID
O*Net
Gains from marriage
JEL: 
D13
J12
J24
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Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Article

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