Everyone knows that nearly 50% of marriages end in divorce. Right?
Check out this analysis from the Freakonomics Blog.
It’s actually more like 1 in 3. Not sure what my point is in posting this, just liked the analyis.
Sidebar: While the Chicago School of Economics annoys me to no end on the ideological front, (Note to Milton – uhh that whole I.M.F. & World Bank thing didn’t work out so well) one has to admire their dedication to slicing the numbers all the way down to the bone. Also, I dig the idea that basic economic theories can be applied to almost anything.
