The effects of divorce laws on labor supply: a reconsideration and new results
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Divorce Laws; Labor Supply;JEL classification:
- J2 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor
- K1 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law
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