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Should divorce be easier or harder? : the evidence, though weak, favors legal, easy, unilateral divorce
González, Libertad - 2014
beyond increasing the divorce rate. They can influence female labor supply, marriage and fertility rates, child well …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011422608
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Gender-based violence and gender bias in schooling decision : evidence from sub-Saharan Africa
Koissy-Kpein, Sandrine A. - 2015
partner violence, early marriage, and female genital mutilations - negatively affect the schooling of boys and girls …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011379718
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Divorce, abortion and children's sex ratio : the impact of divorce reform in China
Sun, Ang; Zhao, Yaohui - 2014
rights after separation. We use this improvement in women's bargaining power in marriage for a regression discontinuity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010360909
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Wo(men) at work? : the impact of cohabiting and married partners' earning on women's work hours
Triebe, Doreen - 2013
This study investigates the determinants of women's labor supply in the household context. The main focus is on the effect of a change in male partner's wages on women's work hours. This is linked to the broader question of whether married and cohabiting women make different economic decisions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010231584
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Does paternity leave promote gender equality within households?
González, Libertad; Zoabi, Hosny - 2021
We consider a non-cooperative model of the household, in which the husband and wife decide on parental leave and the allocation of time between child rearing and the labor market. They can choose the non-cooperative outside option or cooperate by reaching an agreement of specialization in which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012669786
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Polygamy and female labour supply in Senegal
Cudeville, Elisabeth; Guénard, Charlotte; Robilliard, … - 2017
In this paper, we explore the links between polygyny and female labour supply in Senegal using a nationally representative survey. In a reduced-form approach, we first measure the impact of polygyny on participation using a joint model of spouse participation. The identification of the impact of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011656317
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Divorce, Abortion and Children's Sex Ratio : The Impact of Divorce Reform in China
Sun, Ang - 2014
rights after separation. We use this improvement in women's bargaining power in marriage for a regression discontinuity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013052555
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The lasting effect of sex ratio imbalance on marriage and family : evidence from World War II in Russia
Brainerd, Elizabeth - 2016
How does a shock to sex ratios affect marriage markets and fertility? I use the drastic change in sex ratios caused by …, the results indicate that male scarcity led to lower rates of marriage and fertility, higher nonmarital births and reduced … bargaining power within marriage for women most affected by war deaths. The impact of sex ratio imbalance on marriage and family …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011521153
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The economics of hypergamy
Almås, Ingvild; Kotsadam, Andreas; Moen, Espen R.; … - 2019
Partner selection is a vital feature of human behavior with important consequences for individuals, families, and society. Hypergamy occurs when a husband’s earning capacity systematically exceeds that of his wife. We provide a theoretical framework that rationalizes hypergamy even in the...
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Paid parental leave and families' living arrangements
Cygan-Rehm, Kamila; Kühnle, Daniel; Riphahn, Regina T. - 2018
We examine how a paid parental leave reform causally affected families' living arrangements. The German reform we examine replaced a means-tested benefit with a universal transfer paid out for a shorter period. Combining a regression discontinuity with a difference-in-differences design, we find...
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