Arbeitspapier
Delayed entry into first marriage: Further evidence on the Becker-Landes-Michael hypothesis
In their pioneering research, Becker, Landes and Michael (1977) found that beyond age 30 there is a positive relationship between women's age at first marriage and marital instability. They interpreted this finding as a poor-match effect emerging as the biological clock begins to tick. In analyses of the 2006-2010 National Surveys of Family Growth (NSFG), we find evidence of the existence of this effect: women who delay marriage disproportionately make unconventional matches, which are generally associated with high marital instability (N = 3,184). We also find, however, that their unions are very solid. We develop and test competing hypotheses that can account for these patterns. In addition, noting that women's delayed transition to first marriage has been accompanied by higher proportions of women entering marriage with 16 years of schooling or more, we examine changes across the last three NSFG cycles in the education - marital instability association.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 6729
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure; Domestic Abuse
- Thema
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divorce
marital stability
marital instability
marriage
marriage dissolution
Ehe
Altersgruppe
Scheidung
Schätzung
USA
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (wer)
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Lehrer, Evelyn L.
Chen, Yu
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
- (wer)
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Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
- (wo)
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Bonn
- (wann)
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2012
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Lehrer, Evelyn L.
- Chen, Yu
- Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Entstanden
- 2012
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