This paper analyzes the effects of unemployment on the probability of marital dissolution. Based on panel data for a sample of Danish married couples, we estimate a dynamic model for the probability of marital dissolution where we take into account the possible effects of unemployment for both spouses. We also control for other factors such as education, age, presence of children, place of residence, health and economic factors. The empirical results show that unemployment seems to be an important factor behind marital instability. However, only unemployment of the husband has an effect, and this effect is immediate.Who knew, eh?
The only question is: would the above study consider husbands who warm the bench sitting and learning Gemara (and take the numerous coffee breaks) all day long employed or unemployed?
(For the cynics in the audience: no, I didn’t change my opinion of the so-called social “sciences”. I only quote from their studies when they support my point of view.)
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One merely needs to investigate the divorce rate in Lakewood to see if sitting in kollel is considered work.
Maybe, but there is a confound: getting divorced is discouraged in Chareidi communities, and since getting married is already a difficult affair (what with the shidduch crisis, necessity to fork out 130K for a worthy chassan, and general low quality of chassanim in the yeshivish velt), people are more likely to live through bad marriage than get divorced.
Now, asking how satisfied people are in their marriage (anonymously) would be interesting.
Also, according to Reb Shlomo Yaffe, the high rate of domestic violence in Chareidi communities in Israel is a result of men feeling emasculated (due to the wife being the breadwinner) and trying (subconsciously) to exert control over their wives through violence.
(Not that I think, even being a Russian male, that there is any good excuse for domestic violence.)
I wasn't aware that happiness was part of the equation.
You mean, as far as the reality of being married? In some circles it’s not.
"has an effect, and this effect is immediate."
Where did happiness come into this equation?
Presumably, people get divorced because they are not happy with the situation of being married to each other.
You presume too much...
Aderabe. Not enough.
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