This paper examines the effect of economic incentives generated by U.S. divorce and custody law on a range of child … reduced child support. These incentives have negative effects on children's human capital development and health, with … limit children's time spent with relatively high quality mothers, as fathers pursue joint custody in response to the policy. …

eating, and smoking). Control variables included age, notable changes in status (life events such as having children or … in men and women - after four years or longer, about twice the gain associated with marriage (controlling for weight …-related behaviors, age, children, employment, stress, and health). BMI after separation was largely comparable to BMI before starting …

This paper investigates whether the health of children affects the likelihood that their parents divorce. Using data … Birth Cohort Study, I find that low birth weight children are at a higher risk of experiencing parental divorce than … children of normal birth weight in the US, but not in the UK. As children with divorced parents are significantly more likely …

any significant advantage of legal marriage among young mothers. …