Although there is an increased interest in variations in divorce and separation across countries, surprisingly, few studies have examined the spatial variation in the levels of union disruption within

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps

• Gender and time allocation of cohabiting and married women and men in France, Italy, and the United States (2014) · doi

  The gender gap in paid and unpaid work between married and cohabiting individuals should be larger in countries where cohabitation is less institutionalized and where those in cohabiting relationships have relatively fewer legal protections should the relationship dissolve, yet few studies have explored this variation.

  Keywords: cohabiting gender paid unpaid married individuals larger countries cohabitation less institutionalized relationships relatively fewer legal
• Putting a Ring on It: Men’s Work in the Underground Economy and the Decision to Marry (2021) · doi

  Men’s employment is an important predictor of union formation and couples’ transitions to marriage, but previous research has not investigated the extent to which the type of men’s employment affects the likelihood of marriage.

  Keywords: employment marriage important predictor union formation couples transitions previous investigated extent type affects likelihood
• Spatial variation in divorce and separation: compositional or contextual effects? (2011) · doi

  Although there is an increased interest in variations in divorce and separation across countries, surprisingly, few studies have examined the spatial variation in the levels of union disruption within countries.

  Keywords: countries there increased interest variations divorce separation across surprisingly examined spatial variation levels union disruption