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Marriage and Divorce since World War II: Analyzing the Role of Technological Progress on the Formation of Households

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dc.affiliation.dptoUC3M. Departamento de Economíaes
dc.contributor.authorGreenwood, Jeremy
dc.contributor.authorGuner, Nezih
dc.contributor.otherIZA
dc.date.accessioned2009-09-09T15:29:18Z
dc.date.available2009-09-09T15:29:18Z
dc.date.issued2008-01
dc.description.abstractSince World War II there has been: (i) a rise in the fraction of time that married households allocate to market work, (ii) an increase in the rate of divorce, and (iii) a decline in the rate of marriage. It is argued here that labor-saving technological progress in the household sector can explain these facts. This makes it more feasible for singles to maintain their own home, and for married women to work. To address this question, a search model of marriage and divorce, which incorporates household production, is developed. An extension looks back at the prewar era.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10016/5118
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorking paper
dc.relation.ispartofseries3313
dc.rights.accessRightsopen access
dc.subject.ecienciaEconomía
dc.subject.othermarriage
dc.subject.otherdivorce
dc.subject.otherhours worked
dc.subject.otherhousehold production
dc.subject.otherhousehold size
dc.subject.othertechnological progress
dc.titleMarriage and Divorce since World War II: Analyzing the Role of Technological Progress on the Formation of Households
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