of these custody law reforms on the incidence of marriage and divorce. Our identification strategy exploits the different … data suggest that the introduction of joint custody led to a long-run increase in marriage rates. There is no convincing … dampened the persistent downturn in marriage. Our empirical evidence is fully consistent with the supposition that these …

of these custody law reforms on the incidence of marriage and divorce. Our identification strategy exploits the different … data suggest that the introduction of joint custody led to a long-run increase in marriage rates. There is no convincing … dampened the persistent downturn in marriage. Our empirical evidence is fully consistent with the supposition that these …

divorce rates with a quantitatively stronger effect on the marriage rate. We conclude that the welfare state supports family …We study the effect of the size of the welfare state on family outcomes in OECD member countries. Exploiting exogenous … involved in the legislative process), we show that an expansion in the welfare state increases the fertility, marriage, and …

divorce rates with a quantitatively stronger effect on the marriage rate. We conclude that the welfare state supports family …We study the effect of the size of the welfare state on family outcomes in OECD member countries. Exploiting exogenous … involved in the legislative process), we show that an expansion in the welfare state increases the fertility, marriage, and …

divorce has persistent, and mostly negative, effects on children that differ significantly between boys and girls. Treated …

We examine the effect of joint custody on marriage, divorce, fertility and female employment in Austria using … employment rates, significantly increases marriage and marital birth rates, and leads to a substantial increase in the total … marriage specific capital. …

We examine the effect of joint custody on marriage, divorce, fertility and female employment in Austria using … employment rates, significantly increases marriage and marital birth rates, and leads to a substantial increase in the total … marriage specific capital. …

's counterfactual work behavior. We show that extending parental leave has significant positive effects on children's health and human …

marriage today. To establish causality, we exploit, within an IV approach, variation in the local agricultural suitability … through generations, and the family is the most important transmission channel. Our findings point to a more general …

children. They were more likely to remain in the labour force and had higher rates at which they entered it. While more likely …