Divorce and financial well-being
Marcel Fischer and
Natalia Khorunzhina
No 292, arqus Discussion Papers in Quantitative Tax Research from arqus - Arbeitskreis Quantitative Steuerlehre
Abstract:
Using a life-cycle model of household consumption and investment under family transitions, we investigate the long-run financial outcomes of divorces. We find divorce leads to a reduction in wealth, and the loss is larger for higher-educated women. Earlier fertility and a smaller parenthood penalty for women with only a high school diploma result in negative effects of divorces fading away by age 45, whereas for college-educated women, the same is achieved a decade later because of later fertility and a stronger parenthood penalty. Reduced economies of scale, switching to a single-person income, and losing wealth protection within marriage have the strongest impact on the divorced household economy.
Keywords: Household Finance; Divorce; Education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D14 D15 E21 G51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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