divorce Archives

Families and households

Educational disparities in partnership formation and dissolution in Finland (1990-2019)

June 26, 2023June 26, 2023 Linus Andersson and Marika Jalovaara

divorce, Education, Family, Finland

As marriage declines and divorce increases, partnership trends and household composition become increasingly determined by trends in the formation and dissolution of non-marital cohabiting unions. Marika Jalovaara and Linus Andersson … Read more

Education, work, economy (socio-economic differences)

Educational consequences of parental divorce and death in Europe

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022 Carlijn Bussemakers, Gerbert Kraaykamp and Jochem Tolsma

Children, divorce, Education, Family, Mortality

Children and youngsters who experience parental divorce or parental death often attain lower levels of education than their peers, but the impact of these adverse events is far from uniform, … Read more

Families and households

Gender-asymmetric time allocation and divorce. A US-West Germany comparison

March 11, 2021May 4, 2020 Daniela Bellani and Gøsta Esping-Andersen

Americas, Couples, divorce, Europe, Gender issues

Examining couples in both the United States and western Germany, Daniela Bellani and Gøsta Esping-Andersen find lower divorce risks when the division of unpaid work is more balanced. This suggests … Read more