133237 20240410085328.0 doi 10.1016/j.econmod.2020.05.024 sideral 119000 ART-2020-119000 eng Bellido, Héctor Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-1065-1304 On the relationship between body mass index and marital dissolution 2020 The economic literature on body mass index (BMI) and marital dissolution uses simple correlations to suggest that it is the latter that alters the former. We argue here that the opposite is also possible because the higher the BMI, the lower the remarriage potential and the greater the demand for health care, which should decrease the probability of marital dissolution. We empirically explore the role of BMI on marital dissolution showing that those who are overweight are more likely to stay married. This is maintained when we examine causality by exploiting the exogeneity of the dates during which data are collected combined with BMI''s seasonality. Although BMI appears to stabilize marriage, this implies a reduction in the bargaining power of individuals with a high BMI in marriage, which, according to our findings, has a greater impact on White women. Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S32-20R info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc-nd http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ 3.127 2020 ECONOMICS 89 / 375 = 0.237 2020 Q1 T1 1.048 2020 Economics and Econometrics 2020 Q2 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Marcén, Miriam Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-1944-4790 4000 415 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Análisis Económico Área Fund. Análisis Económico 91 (2020), 326-340 Econ. model. Economic Modelling 0264-9993 1067096 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/133237/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint 1302169 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/133237/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint oai:zaguan.unizar.es:133237 articulos driver 2024-04-10-08:36:02 ARTICLE