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Do joint custody laws improve family well-being?
Halla, Martin - In: IZA World of Labor (2015)
Custody laws governing living arrangements for children following their parents’ divorce have changed dramatically since the 1970s. Traditionally, one parent—usually the mother—was assigned sole custody of the child. Today, many divorced parents continue to share parental rights and...
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The effects of recessions on family formation
Kondo, Ayako - In: IZA World of Labor (2016)
Low fertility rates are a cause of social concern in many developed countries, with growing youth unemployment often being considered a primary cause. However, economic theory is not conclusive about whether deterioration in youth employment prospects actually discourages family formation or for...
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Should common law marriage be abolished?
Grossbard, Shoshana - In: IZA World of Labor (2016)
In addition to regular marriage, Australia, Brazil, and 11 US states recognize common law (or de facto) marriage, which … allows one or both cohabiting partners to claim, under certain conditions, that an informal union is a marriage. France and … some other countries also have several types of marriage and civil union contracts. The policy issue is whether to abolish …
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Do joint custody laws improve family well-being?
Halla, Martin - In: IZA World of Labor (2015) May, pp. 1-10
Custody laws governing living arrangements for children following their parents’ divorce have changed dramatically since the 1970s. Traditionally, one parent—usually the mother—was assigned sole custody of the child. Today, many divorced parents continue to share parental rights and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011274370
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Human capital effects of marriage payments
Anderson, Siwan - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)
Payments at the time of marriage, which are ubiquitous in developing countries, can be substantial enough to impoverish … prompted legislation against them in several jurisdictions. Marriage payments are often a substitute for investment in female …
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Should divorce be easier or harder?
Gonzalez, Libertad - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)
beyond increasing the divorce rate. They can influence female labor supply, marriage and fertility rates, child well …
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Intermarriage and the economic success of immigrants
Nottmeyer, Olga - In: IZA World of Labor (2015)
Marriages between immigrants and natives (intermarriages) are often associated with economic success and interpreted as an indicator of social integration. Intermarried immigrant men are on average better educated and work in better paid jobs than nonintermarried immigrant men. In this context,...
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Should divorce be easier or harder?
Gonzalez, Libertad; de Quinto, Alicia - In: IZA World of Labor (2021)
beyond increasing the divorce rate. They can influence female labor supply, marriage and fertility rates, child well …
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Should divorce be easier or harder?
Gonzalez, Libertad - In: IZA World of Labor (2014) December, pp. 1-10
beyond increasing the divorce rate. They can influence female labor supply, marriage and fertility rates, child well …
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Human capital effects of marriage payments
Anderson, Siwan - In: IZA World of Labor (2014) September, pp. 1-10
Payments at the time of marriage, which are ubiquitous in developing countries, can be substantial enough to impoverish … prompted legislation against them in several jurisdictions. Marriage payments are often a substitute for investment in female …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959866