Children can be considered as a marriage-specific investment that increases the value of the marriage, making a divorce … children conceived during first marriage. Our results indicate that the presence of children significantly reduces the … probability of marital disruption. In addition, the younger the children, the greater the deterrent effect. In contrast, we …

Women can bear own children or adopt them. Extending economic theories of fertility, we provide a first theoretical …

Women can bear own children or adopt them. Extending economic theories of fertility, we provide a first theoretical …

We estimate the effect of divorce legalization on the long-term well-being of children. Our identification strategy … exposed (or not exposed) to divorce as children, thus leading to a difference-in-differences approach. We find that women who … up under illegal divorce. These effects are not found for men. We find no effects of divorce legalization on children …