1. Why has the divorce rate in China increased in recent years? --Luo Shaowen

2. Divorce rate increases 0.7% 4.75% 1.8% 1.38% 1 5 4 3 2 1985199019952000

3. Outline : Benefit of Marriage Reason of low divorce rate The reason of divorce rate increase Thesis statement : The reduction of gender difference and divorce cost causes the increase of divorce rate in China

4. Advantage of Family Maximize utility

5. Gender Differences Comparative Advantages Market Goods Home Goods

6. Household Division of Labor Market Goods Home Goods Women participate less labor force Husband: power of purse

7. Why divorce rate is low before? The wife is economic dependent & The influence of Confucianism The wife loses more after divorce The wife has pressure to subordinate her family

8. Something changed Educational attainment Labor market experience Market discrimination WOMEN

9. Percentage of Females with Secondary Education by Year of Birth: China Figure retrieved from: The Rise in Female Education in China: National and Regional Patterns. The China Quarterly

10. Female Male Percentage at primary educational level, by birth year and sex Female also have the opportunity to study Figure retrieved from: The Rise in Female Education in China: National and Regional Patterns. The China Quarterly

11. Labor market participation Figure retrieved from: Changes in the Distribution of Male and Female – Wages Accounting for Employment Composition

12. Equally Productive Market Goods Home Goods Benefit of marriage Female are more economic independent

13. The Cost For Divorce Decreases The Simplification of Divorce Procedures Less Moral Censure

14. Benefit of marriage Cost of divorce Divorce rate

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