This paper analyses the effect of extending equitable property division divorce laws to unmarried cohabiting couples in …

This paper analyses the effect of extending equitable property division divorce laws to unmarried cohabiting couples in …

risk sharing is one benefit to marriage it is also limited by divorce risk. With search in the marriage market there may be … multiple equilibria differing not only in divorce rates but also in the role of marriage in providing informal insurance …

Recent research reveals a negative impact of divorce on children's welfare as a consequence of the reduction in …

This paper analyses the effect of extending equitable property division divorce laws to unmarried cohabiting couples in …

increasing these households' income. In this paper we present a model that analyses decisions made before and during marriage to … invest in the human capital of parents and children. These decisions result from a variety of anticipated post‐divorce …

divorce rates. We ask whether making divorce easier affected the educational structure of marriage. Based on marriage and … divorce certificate data covering 1970-1988, we provide new evidence on the evolution of the educational structure of marriage …There is evidence that the introduction of unilateral divorce legislation (UDL) starting in the late 1960s increased US …

This paper examines the impact of the 2014 Italian divorce law on help-seeking behavior of domestic violence victims … and femicides. I find that contrary to expectations, the reform, which aimed to make divorce cheaper while requiring … femicides perpetrated by husbands. These findings suggest that while reducing the cost of divorce may empower individuals to …

: divorce has been introduced, and the number of marriages has decreased. We suggest that a taboo against divorce was part of … suitable alternatives, the taboo was no longer expedient, and was dropped. For the same reasons, marriage has become less … popular. We further notice that divorce is an extremely costly process, and once allowed it may act as an independent reason …