reachable by unsecured creditors), from outright sales (making assets the exclusive property of investors). A rich literature …'s efficiency to formulations of the true-sale doctrine, to enable normative direction. It then relates true-sale rules to property … why the doctrine matters. Successful true-sale rules must be grounded in a conception of property that can explain and …

This paper analyses the effect of extending equitable property division divorce laws to unmarried cohabiting couples in … relationshipspecific investments after being exposed to laws enabling the equitable redistribution of property in the event of relationship … have more children and are more likely to become home owners. These results demonstrate the causal effect of property …