Re:The effects of wealth on (Swedish) marriage and fertility
by maest on Monday April 03, 2023 @03:24AM
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If it's true that divorces are being brought forward this means that couples who remain together after the e.g. 1 year mark are stronger, thus you'd expect the long term rate to go down.
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Re:The effects of wealth on (Swedish) marriage and fertility
by anonymouskimmer on Monday April 03, 2023 @08:21PM
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I don't understand why that would be the case. With a long-term rate staying stable, either a couple is going to break up, or they're not. Pushing forward the breakups would not alter the long-term rate, just as pushing backward the breakups (as long as they're still within the window observed by the study) doesn't lower the long-term rate.