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On Fights and Break-ups Between Couples

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  • Conan Mukherjee

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We present a new economic model of romantic relationships by theorizing breakup as an intertemporal process, unlike the traditional static approach in terms of outside options. Contrary to Becker (2009), our approach underlines the possibility of divorces even when outside options are less than gains from marriage. This allows us to provide a rationale for the anti-Benthamite legally mandated separation periods during divorce proceedings, within the Benthamite paradigm. Further, we provide a rational explanation for the curious tendency of partners of being in long periods of acrimonious fight before making up by undertaking actions that they could have undertaken right at the start of their fight. Finally, in line with a UK government report (1989), our paper posits that unions without legal recognition are likely to be more unstable in comparison to legally recognized marriages. JEL codes: K36, C72,D90

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  • Conan Mukherjee, 2019. "On Fights and Break-ups Between Couples," Studies in Microeconomics, , vol. 7(2), pages 227-237, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:miceco:v:7:y:2019:i:2:p:227-237
    DOI: 10.1177/2321022218821247
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    1. Dolores Jiménez-Rubio & Nuno Garoupa & Virginia Rosales, 2016. "Explaining divorce rate determinants: new evidence from Spain," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 23(7), pages 461-464, May.
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    Keywords

    Divorce; Legal separation; Bentham; intertemporal fights;
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    JEL classification:

    • K36 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Family and Personal Law
    • C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
    • D90 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - General

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