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Article: All's Fair: War and Other Causes of Divorce From a Beckerian Perspective.(Statistical Data Included)
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- The American Journal of Economics and Sociology
- Article date:
- October 1, 1999
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DEREK W. LITTLE [*]
ABSTRACT. The authors examine divorce rates in the United States in the 20th century, looking especially at the effects that wars have had on those rates. Gary Becker's theories on the family are the basis for analysis. Of particular interest to the authors is whether or not the scope of the war has an effect upon the rate of divorce. The authors also examine other social changes and events to see how they have affected those rates. Empirical tests show that World War II significantly increased divorce rates, but the rates did not significantly climb because of the Korean War and Vietnam War. World War I is also not significant, although had ...
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