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Insult to Injury: Disability, Earnings, and Divorce

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Title: Insult to Injury: Disability, Earnings, and Divorce
Language: English
Authors: Singleton, Perry
Source: Journal of Human Resources. Fall 2012 47(4):972-990.
Availability: University of Wisconsin Press. 1930 Monroe Street, Madison, WI 53711-2059. Tel: 608-263-0668; Fax: 608-263-1173; e-mail: journals@uwpress.wisc.edu; Web site: http://www.wisc.edu/wisconsinpress/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Physical Description: PDF
Page Count: 19
Publication Date: 2012
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Disabilities, Divorce, Income, At Risk Persons, Correlation, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Incidence, Employment Problems, Employment Level, Educational Attainment, Marital Status
ISSN: 0022-166X
Abstract: This study measures the longitudinal effect of disability on earnings, marriage, and divorce. The data come from the Survey of Income and Program Participation matched to administrative data on longitudinal earnings. Using event-study methods, the results show that the onset of a work-preventing disability is associated with a precipitous decline in earnings and an increase in divorce. Consistent with theory, the association between disability and divorce is greatest among young and educated males who experience a work-preventing, rather than a work-limiting, disability. (Contains 4 figures, 6 tables, and 12 footnotes.)
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 16
Entry Date: 2013
Access URL: https://jhr.uwpress.org/content/47/4/972.abstract
Accession Number: EJ999681
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This study measures the longitudinal effect of disability on earnings, marriage, and divorce. The data come from the Survey of Income and Program Participation matched to administrative data on longitudinal earnings. Using event-study methods, the results show that the onset of a work-preventing disability is associated with a precipitous decline in earnings and an increase in divorce. Consistent with theory, the association between disability and divorce is greatest among young and educated males who experience a work-preventing, rather than a work-limiting, disability. (Contains 4 figures, 6 tables, and 12 footnotes.)
ISSN:0022-166X