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Do joint custody laws improve family well-being?

Halla, Martin - In: IZA World of Labor (2015)

Custody laws governing living arrangements for children following their parents’ divorce have changed dramatically since the 1970s. Traditionally, one parent—usually the mother—was assigned sole custody of the child. Today, many divorced parents continue to share parental rights and...

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Should common law marriage be abolished?

Grossbard, Shoshana - In: IZA World of Labor (2016)

In addition to regular marriage, Australia, Brazil, and 11 US states recognize common law (or de facto) marriage, which allows one or both cohabiting partners to claim, under certain conditions, that an informal union is a marriage. France and some other countries also have several types of...

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The Economic Well-Being of Nonresident Fathers and Custodial Mothers Revisited: The Role of Paternal Childcare

Boll, Christina; Schüller, Simone - In: Journal of Family and Economic Issues 44 (2022) 4, pp. 836-853

association between paternal childcare and parental economic well-being after separation in Germany. Referring to the post-separation … reveals the importance of considering both paid and received alimony, and child maintenance payments in analyzing post-separation … economic well-being. Fathers' childcare engagement during weekdays is not significantly associated with maternal post-separation …

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Should divorce be easier or harder?

Gonzalez, Libertad - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)

Many countries have enacted legislation over the past few decades making divorce easier. Some countries have legalized divorce where it had previously been banned, and many have eased the conditions required for a divorce, such as allowing unilateral divorce (both spouses do not have to agree on...

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Should divorce be easier or harder?

Gonzalez, Libertad; de Quinto, Alicia - In: IZA World of Labor (2021)

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Disentangling succession and entrepreneurship gender gaps: gender norms, culture, and family

Feldmann, Manuel; Lukes, Martin; Uhlaner, Lorraine - In: Small Business Economics 58 (2020) 2, pp. 997-1013

This study adapts a multi-level view of culture, including society- and family-based gender norms and the family embeddedness perspective, to predict the career status of a sample of 2897 young Europeans (aged 18–35) from 11 countries, with at least one self-employed parent. We find that...

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Bei der Erwerbstätigkeit der Frauen liegt Ostdeutschland vorn

Holst, Elke; Wieber, Anna - In: DIW Wochenbericht 81 (2014) 40, pp. 967-975

Auch fast ein Vierteljahrhundert nach dem Mauerfall liegt die Erwerbstätigkeit von Frauen in Ostdeutschland immer noch höher als in Westdeutschland. Der Abstand ist heute allerdings gering. Gestartet sind die beiden Regionen von höchst unterschiedlichen Niveaus. Im Westen lag die...

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Eastern Germany ahead in employment of women

Holst, Elke; Wieber, Anna - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 4 (2014) 11, pp. 33-41

Almost a quarter of a century after the fall of the Wall, there are still more women in employment in eastern Germany than in the west. Although the disparity is marginal now, the two regions started from dramatically different levels. In 1991, immediately after reunification, the employment...

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Equal pay legislation and the gender wage gap

Polachek, Solomon W. - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)

Despite equal pay legislation dating back 50 years, American women still earn 22% less than their male counterparts. In the UK, with its Equal Pay Act of 1970, and France, which legislated in 1972, the gap is 21% and 17% respectively, and in Australia it remains around 17%. Thus, the gender pay...

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Human capital effects of marriage payments

Anderson, Siwan - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)

Payments at the time of marriage, which are ubiquitous in developing countries, can be substantial enough to impoverish parents. Brideprice and dowry have both been linked to domestic violence against women, and inflation in these payments has prompted legislation against them in several...

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