among the decisions on marriage, fertility and divorce. …, how many children to have and subsequently whether to stay together or separate. We make precise the idea that cooperation … in a household can be supported by self interest. Since the costs of raising children are unequally distributed between …

the legal costs of divorce, on the interrelationships among the decisions on marriage, fertility and divorce. …, how many children to have and subsequently whether to stay together or separate. We make precise the idea that cooperation … in a household can be supported by self interest. Since the costs of raising children are unequally distributed among …

the legal costs of divorce, on the interrelationships among the decisions on marriage, fertility and divorce …, how many children to have and subsequently whether to stay together or separate. We make precise the idea that cooperation … in a household can be supported by self interest. Since the costs of raising children are unequally distributed among …

-market opportunities on sleep patterns; the effect of having children; the consequences of the decreased division of labor within the …

Custody laws governing living arrangements for children following their parents' divorce have changed dramatically …

cooperation. -- Gender ; cohabitation ; marriage ; divorce ; alimony ; matrimonial property ; fertility ; division of labour … examine the effects of marriage legislation, matrimonial property regime, and divorce court sentencing practice, on the …

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 …

-selection behavior within marriages. China's 2001 divorce reform liberalized divorce in favor of women and secured women's property …

-selection behavior within marriages. China's 2001 divorce reform liberalized divorce in favor of women and secured women's property …

utility from children in the case of divorce, lower fertility increases the probability of divorce. Using Spanish data and RDD … more home production. As a result, the cost of raising children increases and fertility declines. Assuming a loss of … introduced in 2007 resulted in a reduction in fertility by up to 60%, an increase in the probability to divorce by 37%, and an …