Does marriage improve subjective health in Japan?

Kazuma Sato ()
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Kazuma Sato: Takusyoku University

The Japanese Economic Review, 2020, vol. 71, issue 2, No 7, 247-286

Abstract: Abstract This study employs Keio Household Panel Survey data to examine the effect of marriage on health. On the basis of the analysis, five key points are identified. First, respondents who get married have better initial health than those who remain single. Second, marriage improves several health indicators. Third, health improvements following marriage are caused by decreased smoking and the improvement of mental health. Fourth, the effects of health improvements following marriage are larger for men than for women. Fifth, the sources of improved health following marriage differ between men and women.

Keywords: Marriage; Health; Matching methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I12 J12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/s42973-019-00010-1

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