Article
Til Recession Do Us Part: Booms, Busts, and Divorce in the United States
Applied Economics Letters
Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Format of Original
7 p.
Publication Date
1-1-2013
Publisher
Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Disciplines
Abstract
A general hypothesis regarding the impact of permanent income levels and business cycle fluctuations on divorce rate at the state level in the United States is analysed in this article. Based on the data for 45 states over the sample period of 1978–2009, it is shown that the higher the level of transitory income, the higher the incidence of divorce. In other words, divorce is pro-cyclical.
Citation Information
Abdur Chowdhury. "Til Recession Do Us Part: Booms, Busts, and Divorce in the United States" Applied Economics Letters (2013) ISSN: 1350-4851 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/abdur_chowdhury/43/
Accepted version. Applied Economics Letters, Vol. 20, No. 3 (2013): 255-261. DOI. © 2013 Taylor & Francis. Used with permission.
Link to earlier version: here.