HUMAN CAPITAL AND THE PROBABILITY OF DIVORCE

HUMAN CAPITAL AND THE PROBABILITY OF DIVORCE

ABSTRACT Concern about the high poverty rates experienced by children in female‐headed households has led to policies aimed at increasing these households' income. In this paper we present a model that analyses decisions made before and during marriage to invest in the human capital of parents...

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Veröffentlicht in:Bulletin of economic research 2015-12, Vol.67 (S1), p.S111-S134
1. Verfasser: Zax, Ori
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
child care
Decision analysis
Divorce
Family income
Human capital
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marital dissolution
Poverty
public policy
Studies
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Zusammenfassung:ABSTRACT Concern about the high poverty rates experienced by children in female‐headed households has led to policies aimed at increasing these households' income. In this paper we present a model that analyses decisions made before and during marriage to invest in the human capital of parents and children. These decisions result from a variety of anticipated post‐divorce monetary transfers between spouses.
ISSN:0307-3378
1467-8586
DOI:10.1111/boer.12055