Publication type
Research Paper
Series Number
937
Series
Warwick Economic Research Papers
Authors
Publication date
June 1, 2010
Abstract:
We live in a high-divorce age. Parents worry about the possibility of negative effects upon their children. This paper tests whether recent parental-divorce has deleterious consequences for grown children. Under controlled conditions, it measures students’ happiness with life, and their productivity in a standardized laboratory task. No negative effects from divorce can be detected. If anything, happiness and productivity are greater, particularly among males, if they have experienced parental divorce. Using longitudinal BHPS data -- to control for fixed effects -- we crosscheck this result on happiness. Again, the evidence suggests that young people’s mental well-being improves after parental divorce.
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Link
- http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/research/workingpapers/2010/
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