Many countries have enacted legislation over the past few decades making divorce easier. Some countries have legalized … divorce where it had previously been banned, and many have eased the conditions required for a divorce, such as allowing … unilateral divorce (both spouses do not have to agree on the divorce). Divorce laws can regulate the grounds for divorce …

Many countries have enacted legislation over the past few decades making divorce easier. Some countries have legalized … divorce where it had previously been banned, and many have eased the conditions required for a divorce, such as allowing … unilateral divorce (both spouses do not have to agree on the divorce). Divorce laws can regulate the grounds for divorce …

Since the 1970s almost all states have introduced a form of joint custody after divorce. We analyze the causal effect … of these custody law reforms on the incidence of marriage and divorce. Our identification strategy exploits the different … evidence for an impact of joint custody on divorce rates. In sum, joint custody has increased the stock of married people and …

the effects of policy variables such as the costs of divorce and post-divorce income payments on the interrelationships … among the decisions on marriage, fertility and divorce. …