also an increase in both divorce and cohabitation and a decline –albeit non-significant– in the number of marriages. While … there was no change in the overall fertility rate, marital fertility declined, and there was an increase in nonmarital … relative prospects of men may reduce their marriage-market value and affect marital and fertility behavior. …

also an increase in both divorce and cohabitation and a decline –albeit non-significant– in the number of marriages. While … there was no change in the overall fertility rate, marital fertility declined, and there was an increase in nonmarital … relative prospects of men may reduce their marriage-market value and affect marital and fertility behavior …

, work for firms, consume goods, save for old age and, if married, decide how many children to have. Applying the fundamental … genetic operators, children receive genetic material from their parents. An agent's human capital (productivity) is an …

This paper examines the effect of economic incentives generated by U.S. divorce and custody law on a range of child … reduced child support. These incentives have negative effects on children's human capital development and health, with … limit children's time spent with relatively high quality mothers, as fathers pursue joint custody in response to the policy. …

respond to children's endowments and to differences in endowments among siblings? Parental investment decisions depend both on … parental preferences regarding inequality in the distribution of their children's quality and on how costly it is for parents … to add to their children's quality by investing in their human capital (or the price effect). Our empirical strategy …

The aim of this paper is to investigate whether there is a causal relationship between video game playing and children …'s cognitive and non-cognitive skills. According to the literature, video games have a potential to improve children's cognitive …-social behavior. On the other hand, there are concerns that video games can teach children to behave aggressively. The Child …

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 … evidence for an impact of joint custody on divorce rates. In sum, joint custody has increased the stock of married people and …

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 … evidence for an impact of joint custody on divorce rates. In sum, joint custody has increased the stock of married people and …

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 … evidence for an impact of joint custody on divorce rates. In sum, joint custody has increased the stock of married people and …

. Comparing the evolution of intimate partner violence in treated and control regions and using couples without children as an … evidence of strategic behavior by mothers who want to retain sole custody of their children. …