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The Effects of In-Work Benefit Reform in Britain on Couples : Theory and Evidence
Francesconi, Marco - 2008
This paper examines the effects of the Working Families' Tax Credit (WFTC) on couples in Britain. We develop a simple … model of household decisions which explicitly accounts for the role played by the tax and benefit system. Its main … to receive the tax credit, they also experienced a greater risk of divorce. We find virtually no effect for women with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012773413
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The effects of in-work benefit reform in Britain on couples : theory and evidence
Francesconi, Marco; Rainer, Helmut; Klaauw, Wilbert van der - In: The economic journal : the journal of the Royal … 119 (2009), pp. 66-100
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003810455
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The effect of in-work benefit reform in Britain on couples : theory and evidence
Francesconi, Marco; Rainer, Helmut; Klaauw, Wilbert van der - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003567531
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The effects of in-work benefit reform in Britain on couples : theory and evidence
Francesconi, Marco (contributor); Rainer, Helmut (contributor) - 2007
This paper examines the effects of the Working Families' Tax Credit (WFTC) on couples in Britain. We develop a simple … model of household decisions which explicitly accounts for the role played by the tax and benefit system. Its main … to receive the tax credit, they also experienced a greater risk of divorce. We find virtually no effect for women with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003635400
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An Economic Model of Child Custody
Francesconi, Marco; Muthoo, Abhinay - 2021
This paper develops a model of child custody based on an incomplete-contract approach to the allocation of property rights. Because of the presence of transaction costs in marriage, altruistic parents cannot contract upon the investments they make into their children, but can reduce the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013319778
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The Consequences of 'In-Work' Benefit Reform in Britain : New Evidence from Panel Data
Francesconi, Marco; van der Klaauw, Wilbert - 2021
In October 1999, the British government enacted the Working Families' Tax Credit, a generous tax credit aimed at … tax credit component of the reform played a key role in explaining the estimated employment responses. Finally, we find …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013319113
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Does custody law affect family behavior in and out of marriage?
Böheim, René; Francesconi, Marco; 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009679924
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Does custody law affect family behavior in and out of marriage?
Böheim, René; Francesconi, Marco; 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291434
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An economic model of child custody
Francesconi, Marco (contributor);  … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001907558
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An economic model of child custody
Francesconi, Marco (contributor);  … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001784308