The 2008 alimony reform in Germany considerably reduced post-marital and caregiver alimony. We analyze how individuals … adapted to these changed rulings in terms of labor supply, the intra-household allocation of leisure, and marital stability …' behavioral responses to the reform. The results do not confirm theoretical expectations from labor supply and household …

The 2008 alimony reform in Germany considerably reduced post-marital and caregiver alimony. We analyze how individuals … adapted to these changed rulings in terms of labor supply, the intra-household allocation of leisure, and marital stability …’ behavioral responses to the reform. The results do not confirm theoretical expectations from labor supply and household …

household labor supply. In our approach, the sex ratio in the marriage market and the rules governing divorce are examples of …This paper provides a theoretical framework for analyzing the impact of the marriage market and divorce legislation on … "distribution factors." These factors are defined as variables that affect the household members' bargaining position but not …

We study the effectiveness of intra-household insurance among married couples when the husband loses his job due to a … gains recover only a tiny fraction of the household income loss and, in the short-term, public transfers and taxes are a … more important form of insurance. We show that the presence of children in the household is a crucial determinant of the …

Security Database. We show that in our sample of relatively young couples the shock hits households at crucial stages of family … small, about -0:04. While the wives' earnings gains recover only a tiny fraction of the household income loss, public … find a small positive effect on the probability of divorce, but no effect of the husband's job displacement on fertility …