Journal article
Stand together or alone? Family structure and the business cycle in Canada
Abstract
In this paper we examine the relationship between business cycle fluctuations and family formation and structure, using Canadian vital statistics and Labour Force Survey data. Similar to US studies, we find that a 1 percentage point increase in the unemployment rate of men is associated with a 13 % decline in the number of marriages formed per thousand single females each quarter. Unlike US studies, we do not find a significant relationship …
Authors
Ariizumi H; Hu Y; Schirle T
Journal
Review of Economics of the Household, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 135–161
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
March 2015
DOI
10.1007/s11150-013-9195-8
ISSN
1569-5239