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dc.contributor.authorGardner, Jonathanen
dc.contributor.authorOswald, Andrew J.en
dc.date.accessioned2010-07-07T09:11:03Z-
dc.date.available2010-07-07T09:11:03Z-
dc.date.issued2005-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/33356-
dc.description.abstractDivorce is a leap in the dark. This paper investigates whether people who split up actually become happier. Using the British Household Panel Survey, we are able to observe an individual's level of psychological wellbeing in the years before and after divorce. Our results show that divorcing couples reap psychological gains from the dissolution of their marriages. Men and women benefit equally. The paper also studies the effects of bereavement, of having dependent children, and of remarriage. We measure wellbeing using GHQ and life-satisfaction scores.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x1788en
dc.subject.jelJ12en
dc.subject.jelI3en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keyworddivorceen
dc.subject.keywordhappinessen
dc.subject.keywordGHQen
dc.subject.keywordlife satisfactionen
dc.subject.keywordlongitudinal dataen
dc.titleDo divorcing couples become happier by breaking up?-
dc.type|aWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn506556336en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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