A Swedish study found that female lottery winners doubled their chances of divorce in a short period of time, while men experienced a 40% drop in the divorce rate within five years.

Illustration of Swedish Krona banknotes.

(Reuters)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] Will being lucky to take away the big prize make the marriage sweeter or broken?

A recent Swedish study found that if a woman wins a lottery ticket worth 1 million Swedish kronor (approximately NT$2.84 million), her chances of divorce double in the short term (within 2 years), but if a man wins a lottery ticket with the same amount, Then the divorce rate will drop by 40% within 5 years.

According to the "Guardian" report, an analysis of Swedish lottery winners shows that even if unmarried men win the lottery, their chances of getting married in the next 5 years will increase by 30%, and regardless of whether they are married or not, men will have more children with their lovers.

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For women, the probability of divorce increases in the short term after winning the lottery, but if the marriage can be maintained for a long period of time (more than 10 years), it has no effect on the divorce rate.

Therefore, the researchers believe that a lot of wealth makes men more attractive to current or future partners (avoiding divorce), and women can get rid of unsatisfactory partners sooner.

The research was carried out by experts from the Department of Economics of New York University in the United States and the Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden. The paper was published on the website of the National Bureau of Economic Research in the United States this month.