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Demography (2014) 51 (6): 2103–2126.
Published: 30 October 2014
...Thorsten Kneip; Gerrit Bauer; Steffen Reinhold Abstract Previous research examining the impact of unilateral divorce law (UDL) on the prevalence of divorce has provided mixed results. Studies based on cross-sectional cross-country/cross-state survey data have received criticism for disregarding...
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Demography (2003) 40 (1): 171–189.
Published: 01 February 2003
... downward pressure on child-support payments during this 30-year period, with inflation, the shift to unilateral divorce, and declines in fertility and men’s earnings being more important during the earlier years and decreases in men’s earnings being more important during the later years. These negative...
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Demography (2022) 59 (5): 1911–1928.
Published: 01 October 2022
... of unilateral and no-fault divorce. In particular, we show that the increasing then decreasing pattern of effects found by Wolfers (2006) can be generated by a time-invariant effect of treatment in a proportional hazard setting. We conclude that often implicit assumptions about how the data are generated...
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Demography (2010) 47 (3): 689–718.
Published: 01 August 2010
... of measurement error. 27 1 2011 © Population Association of America 2010 2010 Ordinary Little Square NBER Working Paper Ordinary Little Square Estimate Early Marriage Unilateral Divorce References Acemoglu D. , & Angrist J. ( 2001 ). How Large Are Human-Capital...
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Demography (2013) 50 (3): 1013–1038.
Published: 16 January 2013
... in countries with larger proportions of the population reporting to have ever been divorced. 5 (Details on variable construction can be found in Table S3 in the Online Resource 1.) Thus, if in the Unites States, divorcees from high-divorce countries are more likely to remarry, all our estimated effects...
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Demography (2010) 47 (4): 895–921.
Published: 01 November 2010
... the Relationship Between Divorce Laws and Divorce Rates . International Review of Law and Economics , 18 , 341 – 59 . 10.1016/S0144-8188(98)00014-3 Friedberg L. ( 1998 ). Did Unilateral Divorce Raise Divorce Rates? Evidence From Panel Data . American Economic Review , 88 , 608 – 27...
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Demography (2004) 41 (4): 671–696.
Published: 01 November 2004
...? The Effect of Family Composition on Young Children’s Achievement.” Journal of Population Economics . Gruber, J. Forthcoming. “Is Making Divorce Easier Bad for Children? The Long Run Implications of Unilateral Divorce.” Journal of Labor Economics . Haveman R. , & Wolfe B. ( 1994...
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Demography (2004) 41 (4): 607–627.
Published: 01 November 2004
... ). Is Making Divorce Easier Bad for Children? The Long Run Implications of Unilateral Divorce . Cambridge, MA : National Bureau of Economic Research . Harknett K. , & Gennetian L. ( 2003 ). How an Earnings Supplement Can Affect Union Formation Among Low Income Single Mothers . Demography...
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Demography (2020) 57 (5): 1787–1808.
Published: 08 September 2020
..., consistent with Dillender ( 2014 ) and Trandafir ( 2015 ). Second, this article adds to a large literature on the economic and policy determinants of marriage more broadly. Scholars have demonstrated the empirical significance of the tax-cost of marriage (Alm and Whittington 1999 ), unilateral divorce...
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Demography (2011) 48 (3): 1177–1202.
Published: 10 June 2011
.... Caceres-Delpiano and Giolito ( 2008 ) examined the impact of unilateral divorce laws in the United States on state-level aggregate arrest rates between 1965 and 1998. Using difference-in-difference models, the authors found evidence that unilateral divorce laws increased arrests for both violent...
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Demography (2014) 51 (4): 1357–1379.
Published: 01 July 2014
... was born out of wedlock. This number had increased to every fourth child by 1995. 13 No major divorce law reform took place through the sample period. Divorce by mutual consent and unilateral divorce have been available since 1978. Divorce by mutual consent is possible after at least six months...
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Demography (2014) 51 (3): 939–948.
Published: 02 April 2014
... . In S. L. Engerman , & R. E. Gallman (Eds.), Long-term factors in American economic growth (pp. 391 – 437 ). Chicago, IL : University of Chicago Press . Wolfers , J. ( 2006 ). Did unilateral divorce laws raise divorce rates? A reconciliation and new results . American...
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Measuring the effect of changing legislation on the frequency of divorce: The Netherlands, 1830–1990
Demography (1993) 30 (3): 425–441.
Published: 01 August 1993
... intend to divorce, but at the judicial system. A new legislation, however, also can alter collective images, can establish new boundaries between what is and is not socially objectionable, and eventually can cause changes in mentality and, indirectly, in behavior. The stigma attached to divorcees...
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Demography (1993) 30 (4): 719–735.
Published: 01 November 1993
..." Age of Youngest Child Contested Divorcee Father Resides out of State" High Preseparation Parental Involvement" Father at Least 50% of Preseparation Involvement" Duration of Marriage Father Not Located" Changed Residential Custody" -0.262** (1.96) 0.158** 0.221 (2.11) (2.67) -0.038 -0.022 (0.89) (0.47...
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Demography (2014) 51 (2): 563–585.
Published: 31 January 2014
... publication. doi:10.1007/s13524-013-0248-7 Wolfers , J. ( 2006 ). Did unilateral divorce laws raise divorce rates? A reconciliation and new results . American Economic Review , 96 , 1802 – 1820 . 10.1257/aer.96.5.1802 ...
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Demography (2005) 42 (1): 75–90.
Published: 01 February 2005
... on income. Page and Stevens used an indicator for whether the family's state of residence currently has a unilateral divorce law as an instrument for divorce, but virtually all the within-state variation in these laws occurred during the early 1970s, which means that when this strategy is used, most...
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Demography (2023) 60 (1): 147–171.
Published: 01 February 2023
... are even more complicated when we consider other possible mechanisms linking wealth and divorce risk. Wealth may affect divorce risk by shaping the expected costs and benefits of divorce as spouses divide assets ( Dew 2009 ). Prior research has considered how divorce laws, including unilateral divorce...
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Demography (2019) 56 (3): 835–862.
Published: 21 March 2019
... of explanation suggests that marital change has been driven by shifting technological and institutional variables impinging on marriage. Legal and legislative institutions, such as no-fault and unilateral divorce laws, the diffusion of safe and effective birth control, and increased abortion, are hypothesized...
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Demography (1996) 33 (1): 137–139.
Published: 01 February 1996
... has been resolved. This is precisely our point. In its capacity for reducing uncertainty, parenthood is like a job that anyone can obtain unilaterally (with no competition and no necessary qualifications), and from which one cannot be fired for 18 years. No job is more stable than parenthood (al...
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Demography (2004) 41 (2): 213–236.
Published: 01 May 2004
... an unbalanced panel of states and years could confound these trends with other effects. The divorce results are not sensitive to this restriction. 11. Whether a state allows unilateral divorce is also likely to affect marriage and (particularly) divorce rates, but we did not include this as a covariate because...
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