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Family-specific investments and divorce : a theory of dynamically inconsistent household behavior
Anderberg, Dan; Rainer, Helmut; Roeder, Kerstin - 2016
-specific capital over time. At any given point in time, the gains to continued marriage depend on the accumulated stock of this capital …, sophisticated couples - but not naive ones - may choose to enter marriage on terms which make divorce more costly to obtain. Third …-restoring earnings tax is genderneutral and fairly flat with respect to marriage duration. The optimal divorce tax is an inverted …
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Female empowerment and male backlash
Guarnieri, Eleonora; Rainer, Helmut - 2018
Do policies and institutions that promote women's economic empowerment have a long-term impact on intimate partner violence? We address this question by exploiting a natural experiment of history in Cameroon. From the end of WWI until 1961, the western territories of today's Cameroon were...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011840779
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Domestic abuse : instrumental violence and economics incentives
Anderberg, Dan; Rainer, Helmut - 2011
A large fraction of domestically abused women report that their partners interfere with their participation in education and employment. As of yet, mainstream economics has not dealt in any systematic way with this phenomenon and its implications for welfare policy. This paper puts forward a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009388372
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Should We Write Prenuptial Contracts?
Rainer, Helmut - 2017
A successful marriage requires for both parties to make investments in their relationship and marital assets. How such …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012950968
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Family-Specific Investments and Divorce : A Theory of Dynamically Inconsistent Household Behavior
Anderberg, Dan - 2016
-specific capital over time. At any given point in time, the gains to continued marriage depend on the accumulated stock of this capital …, sophisticated couples – but not naive ones – may choose to enter marriage on terms which make divorce more costly to obtain. Third …-restoring earnings tax is genderneutral and fairly flat with respect to marriage duration. The optimal divorce tax is an inverted …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012985414
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Should We Write Prenuptial Contracts?
Rainer, Helmut - School of Economics and Finance, University of St. Andrews - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005807976
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Zeit für Familie – Thema des 8. Familienberichts
Auer, Wolfgang; Hofmann, Herbert; Rainer, Helmut; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
Am 28. Oktober 2011 wurde in Berlin der 8. Familienbericht an die Bundesministerin für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend übergeben. Er beschäftigt sich mit dem Thema »Zeit für Familie« und mit den Notwendigkeiten und Möglichkeiten einer Familienzeitpolitik. Für die Erstellung des...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011019385
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Zeit für Familie – Thema des 8. Familienberichts
Auer, Wolfgang; Hofmann, Herbert; Rainer, Helmut; … - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 64 (2011) 23, pp. 31-33
Am 28. Oktober 2011 wurde in Berlin der 8. Familienbericht an die Bundesministerin für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend übergeben. Er beschäftigt sich mit dem Thema »Zeit für Familie« und mit den Notwendigkeiten und Möglichkeiten einer Familienzeitpolitik. Für die Erstellung des...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009368575
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Lehren für die Familienpolitik – Zentrale Resultate der Gesamtevaluation familienbezogener Leistungen
Bonin, Holger; Fichtl, Anita; Rainer, Helmut; Spieß, … - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 66 (2013) 18, pp. 22-30
Mit der von der Bundesregierung in Auftrag gegebenen »Gesamtevaluation ehe- und familienbezogener Leistungen« wurden erstmals zentrale Instrumente der deutschen Familienpolitik systematisch und umfassend evaluiert. Dabei wurden folgende familienpolitische Ziele vorgegeben: die Sicherung der...
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Unemployment and domestic violence
Anderberg, Dan; Rainer, Helmut; Wadsworth, Jonathan; … - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2014
Contrary to popular belief, the incidence of domestic violence in Britain does not seem to have risen during the recession. But according to research by Jonathan Wadsworth and colleagues, men and women have experienced different risks of unemployment - and these have had contrasting effects on...
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