This paper explores the role of the birth control pill on divorce. To identify its effect, we use a quasi experiment … US. Results suggest that banning the sales of oral contraceptive methods has a negative impact on divorce. These findings … the state level. Additional analysis, developed to examine whether the impact of subsequent divorce law reforms on divorce …

situated at all wealth levels, the relevant downstream effects of schooling - measured by fertility, literacy and employment … reduced fertility through policy induced education, while there are almost no effects of additional education for non …-poor women. Our findings help in evaluating the generalisability of the nexus between women's education and fertility as well as …

in house prices at the regional level impact on the likelihood of divorce. We use information from 18 waves (1991 … the theoretical literature suggesting a positive shock will reduce the benefits of the current marriage and increase the … tenure show a small positive significant increase in the likelihood of divorce for couples in mortgaged property and private …