Many countries have enacted legislation over the past few decades making divorce easier. Some countries have legalized … beyond increasing the divorce rate. They can influence female labor supply, marriage and fertility rates, child well … divorce where it had previously been banned, and many have eased the conditions required for a divorce, such as allowing …

Many countries have enacted legislation over the past few decades making divorce easier. Some countries have legalized … beyond increasing the divorce rate. They can influence female labor supply, marriage and fertility rates, child well … divorce where it had previously been banned, and many have eased the conditions required for a divorce, such as allowing …

that "made divorce easier" were followed by significant increases in divorce rates. The effect of no-fault legislation was … legal reforms leading to "easier divorce" that took place during the second half of the 20th century have contributed to the … increase in divorce rates across Europe. We use a quasi-experimental set-up and exploit the different timing of the reforms in …

's family formation or dissolution patterns. -- Divorce ; legislation ; intergenerational effects ; child outcomes …We estimate the effect of divorce legalization on the long-term well-being of children. Our identification strategy … relies on exploiting the different timing of divorce legalization across European countries. Using European Community …

prediction has been tested in the literature using time and/or spatial variation in divorce legislation (e.g., across US states …If participation in the labor market helps to secure women's outside options in the case of divorce/separation, an ….e., the legalization of divorce. In Ireland, the right to divorce was introduced in 1996, followed by an acceleration of …