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Women's education and family behavior : trends in marriage, divorce and fertility
Isen, Adam; Stevenson, Betsey - 2010
This paper examines how marital and fertility patterns have changed along racial and educational lines for men and … marital patterns by education for men. -- marriage ; divorce ; fertility ; education …"This paper examines how marital and fertility patterns have changed along racial and educational lines for men and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003937272
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Immigrants and demography : marriage, divorce, and fertility
Adserà, Alícia; Ferrer, Ana M. - 2014
dissolution as well as fertility among immigrants, and examines the evidence collected from the main studies in the area. The … may explain the fertility behavior of first generation immigrants; namely, selection, disruption and adaptation. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010250042
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The effect of joint custody on family outcomes
Halla, Martin - 2011 - Last update: 2011/04/19
Since the 1970s almost all states have introduced a form of joint custody after divorce. We analyze the causal effect of these custody law reforms on the incidence of marriage and divorce. Our identification strategy exploits the different timing of reforms across states and the control group of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009238480
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With or without you : divorce rates and intra-household allocation of time
Tabasso, Domenico - 2010
This paper investigates the relationship between the probability of divorce and marriage specific investments. As these investments in terms of childcare and household activities are likely to increase the marital surplus, they are consequently likely to decrease the risk of divorce. All such...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009156104
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Does single parenthood increase the probability of teenage promiscuity, drug use, and crime? : evidence from divorce law changes
Antecol, Heather; Bedard, Kelly; Helland, Eric - 2001
It has long since been established that children raised by single parents are more likely to become sexually active, commit illegal acts, and use illegal drugs at young ages. What has not been determined is whether or not there is a causal effect associated with the disintegration of the family....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011568767
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Can reduced child support make joint custody bad for children? : the role of economic incentives in U.S. divorce law on child outcomes
Fernández-Kranz, Daniel; Roff, Jennifer; Sun, Hugette - 2018
This paper examines the effect of economic incentives generated by U.S. divorce and custody law on a range of child health and human capital measures. State laws vary widely in the treatment of child support under joint custody. While some states require no child support in joint custody cases,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011955833
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Divorce and Property Division Laws Shape Human Capital Investment
Blair, Peter Q.; Neilson, Elijah - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
In theory, unilateral divorce laws alter the private incentive to invest in human capital by permitting either spouse to initiate the division of the marital assets. Using several causal research designs we show that both men and women are less likely to attain a bachelor's degree in states with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014337779
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The effect of joint custody on marriage and divorce
Halla, Martin - 2009
Since the 1970s almost all states have introduced a form of joint custody after divorce. We analyze the causal effect of these custody law reforms on the incidence of marriage and divorce. Our identification strategy exploits the different timing of reforms across states and the control group of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003879348
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Short and long-term effects of unemployment on fertility
Currie, Janet M.; Schwandt, Hannes - 2015
Scholars have been examining the relationship between fertility and unemployment for more than a century. Most studies … find that fertility falls with unemployment in the short run, but it is not known whether these negative effects persist … period 1975 to 2010, we analyze both the short and long-run effects of unemployment on fertility. We follow fixed cohorts of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011317653
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Is there still son preference in the United States?
Blau, Francine D.; Kahn, Lawrence M.; Brummund, Peter; … - 2019 - revised, October 2019
first child raised fertility and increased the probability that the family was living without a father. We find that for our … associated with lower fertility, particularly for natives. Thus, by the 2008-2013 period, any apparent son preference in … fertility decisions appears to have been outweighed by factors such as cost concerns in raising girls or increased female …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012119937