In this paper we study the importance of marriage for interstate risk sharing. We find that US states in which married … more aggregated state-level. Quantitatively, the impact of marriage on interstate risk sharing varies over divorce regimes. …

in the age at marriage, divorce rates would be considerably higher. Immigration and secularization, and the resulting …

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. -- divorce ; fertility ; bargaining ; intrahousehold allocations ; Austria …

in the age at marriage, divorce rates would be considerably higher. Immigration and secularization, and the resulting …

, without the rise in the age at marriage, divorce rates would be considerably higher. Immigration and secularization, and the …

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 …

custody enables more parents to divorce by mutual consent. -- (joint) custody ; divorce ; family law ; bargaining …

additional marriages are the result of an increased incentive of men to marry. -- joint custody ; marriage ; divorce ; family law … 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 …