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Unilateral divorce legislation supported the rise in educational homogamy in the US

October 7, 2024 Geghetsik Afunts and Stepan Jurajda
Divorces, homogamy, Marriage, USA

The introduction of unilateral divorce legislation in the US in the 1970s and 1980s, which led to spikes in divorce rates, coincided with rising educational assortative matching into marriage. Geghetsik … Read more

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