In 1985 a Stanford sociologist reported that divorce cut a woman’s standard of living by 73 per cent. For eleven years the figure travelled through newspapers, law reviews, courtrooms and a presidential budget. Then another sociologist ran her numbers again. Its story, and the story .....
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The Seventy-Three Per Cent Mistake
In 1985 a Stanford sociologist reported that divorce cut a woman’s standard of living by 73 per cent.
