The Relation Between Divorce and Woman Labor Force, Savings And Male Unemployment: Evidence From Turkey
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2022
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This study examines the relationship between male unemployment rate, female participation in employment and the effects of saving on divorce rates by using annual data from 1990 to 2020. Unit root tests were applied to the series, the bound test was performed, and long-term coefficients were calculated before analyzing the relationships to be revealed with the help of the ARDL cointegration test. According to the results of the study, while a 1% increase in female labor force participation reduces divorce by 0.07%, a 1% increase in savings reduces divorce by 0.1%. The 1% increase in male unemployment increases divorces by 0.017. Although the employment market and unemployment are evaluated as an economic paradigm, they also occupy an important place psychologically, sociologically, and culturally when evaluated in terms of their social costs. In this aspect, unemployment, savings, and the existence of women in the employment market are the important factors that holistically determine the wealth the household.