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Bargaining at divorce: The allocation of custody
Atteneder, Christine; Halla, Martin - 2006
We model the bargaining process of parents over custody at the time of divorce. First we assume an institutional setting where only sole custody is available. In a second step we reform this institutional setting and introduce the possibility of joint custody. We show that some parents, who...
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Does custody law affect family behavior in and out of marriage?
Böheim, René; Francesconi, Mario; Halla, Martin - 2012
We examine the effect of joint custody on marriage, divorce, fertility and female employment in Austria using individual-level administrative data, covering the entire population. We also use unique data obtained from court records to analyze the effect on post-divorce outcomes. Our estimates...
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The Effect of Joint Custody on Marriage and Divorce
Halla, Martin - 2009
timing of reforms across states and the control group of divorcing couples without minors. Estimations based on state panel … additional marriages are the result of an increased incentive of men to marry. …
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Divorce and the Excess Burden of Lawyers
Halla, Martin - 2007
We present a model where divorcing spouses can choose to hire lawyers in their divorce process. Spouses encounter incentives as in the classical prisoners' dilemma: Despite the zero sum nature of the game and the lawyers' fees, each spouse has an incentive to hire a lawyer. We propose a simple...
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Marriage, Divorce and Interstate Risk Sharing
Halla, Martin; Scharler, Johann - 2008
couples account for a higher share of the population are less exposed to state-specific output shocks. Thus, marriages do not … more aggregated state-level. Quantitatively, the impact of marriage on interstate risk sharing varies over divorce regimes. …
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Inclusive institutions and long-run misallocation
Galor, Oded; Munshiy, Kaivan; Wilson, Nicholas - 2013
This research advances the hypothesis that resource abundant economies characterized by a socially cohesive workforce and network externalities triggered the emergence of efficiency-enhancing inclusive institutions designed to restrict mobility and to enhance the attachment of community members...
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The neolithic revolution and contemporary variations in life expectancy
Galor, Oded; Moav, Omer - 2007
This research advances an evolutionary theory and provides empirical evidence that shed new light on the origins of contemporary differences in life expectancy across countries. The theory suggests that social, economic and environmental changes that were associated with the Neolithic Revolution...
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Natural selection and the evolution of life expectancy
Galor, Oded; Moav, Omer - 2004
This research develops an evolutionary growth theory that captures the intricate time path of life expectancy in the process of development, shedding new light on the origin of the remarkable rise in life expectancy since the Agricultural Revolution. The theory argues that social, economic and...
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Unterhalt, Obsorge und Scheidungsanwälte: Eine ökonometrische Untersuchung der einvernehmlichen Scheidung in Österreich.
Halla, Martin - 2004
Im Jahr 2003 wurden 88,4% aller Scheidungen in Österreich im Einvernehmen geschieden. Die einvernehmliche Scheidung erfordert
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Does the Welfare State Destroy the Family? Evidence from OECD Member Countries
Halla, Martin; Lackner, Mario; Scharler, Johann - 2013
We study the effect of the size of the welfare state on family outcomes in OECD member countries. Exploiting exogenous … divorce rates with a quantitatively stronger effect on the marriage rate. We conclude that the welfare state supports family … involved in the legislative process), we show that an expansion in the welfare state increases the fertility, marriage, and …
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