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dc.contributor.authorGonzález, Libertaden
dc.contributor.authorViitanen, Tarja K.en
dc.date.accessioned2006-09-22-
dc.date.accessioned2010-07-07T09:12:43Z-
dc.date.available2010-07-07T09:12:43Z-
dc.date.issued2006-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/33558-
dc.description.abstractThis paper analyzes a panel of 18 European countries spanning from 1950 to 2003 to examine the extent to which the legal reforms leading to easier divorce that took place during the second half of the 20th century have contributed to the increase in divorce rates across Europe. We use a quasi-experimental set-up and exploit the different timing of the reforms in divorce laws across countries. We account for unobserved country-specific factors by introducing country fixed effects, and we include country-specific trends to control for time-varying factors at the country level that may be correlated with divorce rates and divorce laws, such as changing social norms or slow moving demographic trends. We find that the different reforms that made divorce easier were followed by significant increases in divorce rates. The effect of no-fault legislation was strong and permanent, while unilateral reforms only had a temporary effect on divorce rates. Overall, we estimate that the legal reforms account for about 20 percent of the increase in divorce rates in Europe between 1960 and 2002.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x2023en
dc.subject.jelJ12en
dc.subject.jelJ18en
dc.subject.jelK3en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keyworddivorce ratesen
dc.subject.keywordlegislationen
dc.subject.stwFamilienökonomiken
dc.subject.stwEheen
dc.subject.stwEherechten
dc.subject.stwEuropaen
dc.titleThe effect of divorce laws on divorce rates in Europe-
dc.type|aWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn509597343en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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