TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Stutzer, Alois
AU  - Frey, Bruno S.
        TI  - Does Marriage Make People Happy, Or Do Happy People Get Married?
        PY  - 2005/Oct/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 1811
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp1811
        AB  - This paper analyzes the causal relationships between marriage and subjective well-being in a
longitudinal data set spanning 17 years. We find evidence that happier singles opt more likely
for marriage and that there are large differences in the benefits from marriage between
couples. Potential, as well as actual, division of labor seems to contribute to spouses' wellbeing,
especially for women and when there is a young family to raise. In contrast, large
differences in the partners' educational level have a negative effect on experienced life
satisfaction.
        KW  - subjective well-being
KW  - selection
KW  - marriage
KW  - division of labor
        ER  -