B�heim, R and Francesconi, M and Halla, M (2012) Does Custody Law Affect Family Behavior In and Out of Marriage? UNSPECIFIED. University of Essex, Department of Economics, Economics Discussion Papers, Colchester.
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Abstract
We examine the effect of joint custody on marriage, divorce, fertility and female employment in Austria using individual-level administrative data, covering the entire population. We also use unique data obtained from court records to analyze the effect on post-divorce outcomes. Our estimates show that joint custody significantly reduces divorce and female employment rates, significantly increases marriage and marital birth rates, and leads to a substantial increase in the total money transfer received by mothers after divorce. We interpret these results as evidence against Becker-Coase bargains and in support of a mechanism driven by a resource redistribution that favors men giving them greater incentives to invest in marriage specific capital.
| Item Type: | Monograph (UNSPECIFIED) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Divorce; Fertility; Bargaining; Intrahousehold Allocations; Austria |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics, Department of |
| SWORD Depositor: | Elements |
| Depositing User: | Elements |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Aug 2014 11:19 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Jan 2022 13:37 |
| URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/8972 |
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