title: Business Cycles and Divorce: Evidence from Microdata.
abstract: We use individual-level data to show that divorce is pro-cyclical on average, a finding robust to the inclusion of a wide range of controls. Pro-cyclical divorce is concentrated among women who married young and/or do not have a college degree.
authors: University of Maryland, Department of Economics and MPRC, and NBER, 3105 Tydings Hall, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742.
authors: Judith K
authors: JK
authors: Hellerstein
authors: Melinda Sandler
authors: MS
authors: Morrill
authors: Ben
authors: B
authors: Zou
keywords: Business Cycles; Divorce; Marital Dissolution; Unemployment Rate
references: B E J Econom Anal Policy. 2011 Aug 1;11(1):
references: 25221634