Cáceres-Delpiano, Julio; Giolito, Eugenio P. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
Using U.S. Census data for the years 1960-1980, we study the impact of unilateral divorce on outcomes of children (age 6-15) and their mothers. We find that the reform increased mothers’ divorce, decreased family income and increased the fraction of mothers below the poverty line. For...