Moving and union dissolution

Paul J. Boyle; Hill Kulu; Thomas Cooke; Vernon Gayle; Clara H. Mulder

Moving and union dissolution

Paul J. Boyle, Hill Kulu, Thomas Cooke, Vernon Gayle, Clara H. Mulder

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Abstract

This paper examines the effect of migration and residential mobility on union dissolution among married and cohabiting couples. Moving is a stressful life event, and a large, multidisciplinary literature has shown that family migration often benefits one partner (usually the man) more than the other. Even so, no study to date has examined the possible impact of within-nation geographical mobility on union dissolution. We base our longitudinal analysis on retrospective event-history data from Austria. Our results show that couples who move frequently have a significantly higher risk of union dissolution, and we suggest a variety of mechanisms that may explain this.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	209-222
Number of pages	14
Journal	Demography
Volume	45
Publication status	Published - Feb 2008

Keywords

RESIDENTIAL-MOBILITY
MARITAL DISRUPTION
FAMILY MIGRATION
PREMARITAL COHABITATION
DIVORCE RATES
MARRIED-WOMEN
UNITED-STATES
LABOR-MARKET
STABILITY
ADJUSTMENT

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