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Integration of Ethnic Minorities: Do They Divorce as Natives Do?

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  • Schultz-Nielsen, Marie Louise

    (Rockwool Foundation Research Unit)

  • Bonke, Jens

    (Rockwool Foundation Research Unit)

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We investigate the divorce patterns among non-Western immigrants and natives in Denmark. We focus on marriages entered on or after arrival to Denmark and analyze whether inter-ethnic marriages result in higher divorce rates and whether divorce behavior differs between first- and second-generation immigrants and native couples. We show that inter-ethnic couples (one native, one immigrant) in general are more likely to divorce than native couples (two natives), while co-ethnic couples (two immigrants) are less likely to divorce, when controlling for differences in socioeconomic characteristics. In particular, co-ethnic couples composed of a first- and second-generation immigrant are less likely to divorce, while the divorce probability is the highest among inter-ethnic couples composed of a native woman and a first-generation immigrant man. The analyses are based on register information from Statistics Denmark for the years 1990–2014.

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  • Schultz-Nielsen, Marie Louise & Bonke, Jens, 2016. "Integration of Ethnic Minorities: Do They Divorce as Natives Do?," IZA Discussion Papers 9727, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    • Handle: RePEc:iza:izadps:dp9727
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    1. Emilien Dupont & Amelie Pottelberge & Bart Putte & John Lievens & Frank Caestecker, 2020. "Divorce in Turkish and Moroccan Communities in Belgium," European Journal of Population, Springer;European Association for Population Studies, vol. 36(4), pages 617-641, September.

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    inter‐ and co‐ethnic marriage and divorce;

    JEL classification:

    • J12 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure
    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • D13 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Production and Intrahouse Allocation

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