THE HIGH COST OF SPECIALIZATION: LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES FOLLOWING DIVORCE

Michael Malcolm and Zainab Abdurrahman

Review of Applied Economics, 2014, vol. 10, issue 01-2

Abstract: This article studies labor market transitions following divorce. Using US data, we show that absence from the labor force during marriage is associated with a lower probability of employment following divorce. For women, the effect is large initially – a 14.5% decline in probability of finding a job after divorce for each year out of the labor force during marriage. The effect dissipates over time, but there is long-run persistence. For men, the effect of comparable absences from the labor force is smaller and transitory. The presence of children also lowers labor market participation of women following divorce.

Keywords: Consumer/Household Economics; Labor and Human Capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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