Previous literature has established that unilateral divorce laws may reduce female household work. As shown by … Stevenson (2007), unilateral divorce laws may affect overall marital investment. In addition, if unilateral divorce has … differential costs by gender, then unilateral divorce may impact household work by gender through bargaining channels. However …

Previous literature has established that unilateral divorce laws may reduce female household work. As shown by … Stevenson (2007), unilateral divorce laws may affect overall marital investment. In addition, if unilateral divorce has … differential costs by gender, then unilateral divorce may impact household work by gender through bargaining channels. However …

additional marriages are the result of an increased incentive of men to marry. -- Joint custody ; marriage ; divorce ; family law …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 …

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 …