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Household Finances, Income Shocks, And Family Separation In Britain

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  • Sarah Bridges
  • Richard Disney

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type="main" xml:id="ecin12259-abs-0001"> We examine the effect of household financial indebtedness on the incidence of partnership dissolution using a large survey of families with children in Britain. We use detailed data on household finances to provide a robust statistical analysis of the relationship between indebtedness and partnership dissolution and to avoid the potential simultaneity of financial and psychological health responses that arise when using self-reported data on the extent of household “financial problems.” We examine whether the data provide any support for the “economic” models of divorce and separation developed by Gary Becker and his colleagues. (JEL J12, D12)

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  • Sarah Bridges & Richard Disney, 2016. "Household Finances, Income Shocks, And Family Separation In Britain," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 54(1), pages 698-718, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ecinqu:v:54:y:2016:i:1:p:698-718
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    1. Nieto, Adrián, 2022. "Can subsidies to permanent employment change fertility decisions?," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 78(C).
    2. John Douglas Skåtun, 2017. "Bargaining on your Spouse: Coasean and Non-Coasean Behaviour Within Marriage," Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Springer, vol. 38(2), pages 263-278, June.

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    JEL classification:

    • J12 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure
    • D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis

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