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The Importance of Financial Considerations in Divorce Decisions

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This paper studies the linkage between the expected financial consequences of divorce and the decision to become divorced. A standard choice-theoretic model predicts that the probability of divorce will be negatively related to the financial opportunity cost of divorce. This opportunity cost is measured as the difference in the present values of the future income streams that a married woman might expect if she were to stay married rather than become divorced. The author's empirical results indicate that the expected short-term financial consequences are a better predictor of subsequent divorce than are the longer-term consequences. Copyright 1993 by Oxford University Press.

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  • Peters, H Elizabeth, 1993. "The Importance of Financial Considerations in Divorce Decisions," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 31(1), pages 71-86, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:ecinqu:v:31:y:1993:i:1:p:71-86
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    8. Ian Walker & Yu Zhu, 2004. "Child support liability and partnership dissolution," IFS Working Papers W04/18, Institute for Fiscal Studies.

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