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Why Have Divorce Rates Fallen?: The Role of Women’s Age at Marriage

Dana Rotz
Journal of Human Resources, October 2016, 51 (4) 961-1002; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.51.4.0214-6224R
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vol. 51 no. 4 961-1002
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https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.51.4.0214-6224R
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University of Wisconsin Press
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
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  • Received February 1, 2014
  • Accepted May 1, 2015
  • Published online November 29, 2016.

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    • I. Introduction
    • II. Age at Marriage and Divorce
    • III. Age at Marriage vs. Selection into Marriage
    • IV. The Impact of Age at Marriage on Divorce
    • V. Causal Pathways Between the Gains to Marriage, Age at Marriage, and Divorce Rates
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