Inflation and other aggregate determinants of the trend in US divorce rates since the 1960s

John Nunley ()

Applied Economics, 2010, vol. 42, issue 26, 3367-3381

Abstract: This article extends empirical research on the determinants of divorce in two ways. First, I examine the effect of inflation on divorce. Second, the use of a structural time-series modelling approach attributes unobservables and omitted variables to an unobserved component, which allows for the model's parameters to be estimated consistently. Inflation is statistically significant, positive and persistent. I show that the effects of inflation are robust to the inclusion of additional explanatory variables and various trend specifications. The long-run implications of inflation are also substantial. I conclude that price stability has the potential to reduce divorce rates.

Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1080/00036840802112489

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