divorce legislation and prioritizing the safety of IPV survivors in family policy interventions. …

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 …

Custody laws governing living arrangements for children following their parents' divorce have changed dramatically … consequences of joint custody laws for families in such areas as family formation, labor force participation, suicide, domestic …

outcomes of children. Using a cohort of young adults from the 1990 census, we examine the effect of living in a unilateral … laws can affect children's outcomes. The evidence suggests that while divorce rates did increase significantly as a result …

While divorce laws are known to influence family behavior, empirical evidence of their effects on children remains scarce … family (in)stability on children's long-term human capital outcomes. The evaluation suggests that exposure to more liberal … variation and population-wide register data of 1.17 million Swedish children born 1952-1964 to evaluate the implications of …

We investigate the impact of family co-residence structure and the allocation of major childcare responsibility across … generations on a child's cognitive development. Using data from China, we find that children living in multigenerational families … school children, but not for middle school children. However, children who live only with their parents and children who live …