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effect of PI laws to differ by the distance to the nearest state without a PI law. We find that out-of-state travel is not a … differences are unrelated to the type of law (consent versus notification) or whether contiguous states have enacted PI laws …
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early 1960s, rural elites transferred large amounts of land into waqf --inalienable charitable trusts in Islamic law …
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Before the middle of the nineteenth century most laws enacted in the United States were special bills that granted favors to specific individuals, groups, or localities. This fundamentally inegalitarian system provided political elites with important tools that they could use to reward...
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This paper investigates the response of young people in the United States to state laws dictating the minimum age at which individuals could marry, with and without parental consent. We use variation across states and over time to document behavioral responses to laws governing the age of...
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-based justification for the stability of the law, the literature on legal transitions, and economic writing on optimal legal standards …
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The freedom of citizens to form voluntary associations has long been viewed as an essential ingredient of modern civil society. Our chapter revises the standard Tocquevillian account of associational freedom in the early United States by accentuating the role of state courts and legislatures in...
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