What Do Social Scientists Know About the Benefits of Marriage? A Review of Quantitative Methodologies
By David C. Ribar. Social Science Research Network, 2004
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This study critically reviews quantitative methods that have been employed and evidence that has been gathered to assess the benefits of marriage and consequences of other family structures. The study begins by describing theoretical models of the determinants of different well-being outcomes and the role of family structure in producing those outcomes. It also discusses models of the determinants of marriage. The study then overviews specific statistical techniques that have been applied in empirical analyses of the effects of marriage, including standard regression, instrumental variables, selection and switching models, matching, non-parametric bounds, fixed effects, and latent factor (correlated random effects) methods. The study then reviews selected studies that have been completed in three domains of well-being outcomes: children's well-being, adults' earnings, and adults' physical health.
Subfields: Demography, Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science
View Paper: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/68493cac139216625c3ebd7290811e279b5bac4d
Citations in the corpus
- Family structure and child outcomes in the USA and Sweden (2007, unknown): “Reviewing empirical studies of the effect of family structure on children's wellbeing , Ribar (2004) finds that marriage is correlated with better outcomes for children.”
- Together is better? Effects of relationship status and resources on young adults' well-being (2008, unknown): “Marital status differences in subjective well-being have often been studied (Ribar, 2004).”
- Understanding the Impact of Poverty on Critical Events in Emerging Adulthood (2010, unknown): “…families fare better economically than unmarried families (U.S. Census Bureau, 2002), married individuals show increased mental and physical well-being (for a review see Ribar, 2004), and children who are raised with married parents display fewer emotional and educational problems (Ooms, 2002).”