Unemployment rate and divorce have been our major areas of study thus far and the study conducted by Hellerstein and Morrill (2011) is no exception. Hellerstein and Morrill (2011) examined unemployment and divorce rate data from 1976 to 2009. The unemployment rate was determined by examining state unemployment rates, GDP and income per capita, as well as the U.S unemployment rate as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (Hellerstein & Morrill, 2011). Hellerstein and Morrill (2011) operationalized the divorce rate using the National Center for Health Statistics data on state-level annual divorces per 1000 people.
Interestingly, Hellerstein and Morrill (2011) found that a one percent increase in the unemployment rate resulted in a one percent decrease in the divorce rate. This contrasts with the information we have gathered from the Roy (2011) study and the Kawata (2008) study as both prior studies found a positive relationship between the unemployment and divorce rates. The researchers stated in the study that their results differed from many involving individual households and that future studies should address this seeming conflict.
Hellerstein, J. K., & Morrill, M. S. (2011). Boom, busts, and divorce. The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 11 (1). 1-26. doi 10.2202/1935-1682.2914
Interestingly, Hellerstein and Morrill (2011) found that a one percent increase in the unemployment rate resulted in a one percent decrease in the divorce rate. This contrasts with the information we have gathered from the Roy (2011) study and the Kawata (2008) study as both prior studies found a positive relationship between the unemployment and divorce rates. The researchers stated in the study that their results differed from many involving individual households and that future studies should address this seeming conflict.
Hellerstein, J. K., & Morrill, M. S. (2011). Boom, busts, and divorce. The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 11 (1). 1-26. doi 10.2202/1935-1682.2914
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