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The Impact of No-Fault Unilateral Divorce Laws on Divorce Rates in Mexico

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  • Lauren Hoehn-Velasco
  • Jacob Penglase

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Between 2008 and 2017, Mexican states introduced no-fault unilateral divorce, which allowed married individuals to seek a divorce without the consent of their spouse. In this paper, we exploit variation in the state-level adoption of the reforms to investigate the consequences of the divorce law liberalization. Based on an event study design, our results suggest that no-fault divorce dramatically increased divorce rates in the 3 years following the reform. We next consider how the reform affected divorce filings and divorce settlements. We find that no-fault divorce increased individual divorce filings, especially among women, and lowered the frequency of spousal alimony payments.

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  • Lauren Hoehn-Velasco & Jacob Penglase, 2021. "The Impact of No-Fault Unilateral Divorce Laws on Divorce Rates in Mexico," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 70(1), pages 203-236.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucp:ecdecc:doi:10.1086/706826
    DOI: 10.1086/706826
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    1. Mikhail Freer & Khushboo Surana, 2021. "Marital Stability With Committed Couples: A Revealed Preference Analysis," Papers 2110.10781, arXiv.org, revised Sep 2024.
    2. Durevall, Dick, 2021. "Gender Policy and Intimate Partner Violence in Colombia," Working Papers in Economics 809, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
    3. Lauren Hoehn-Velasco & Jose Roberto Balmori de la Miyar & Adan Silverio-Murillo & Sherajum Monira Farin, 2023. "Marriage and divorce during a pandemic: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on marital formation and dissolution in Mexico," Review of Economics of the Household, Springer, vol. 21(3), pages 757-788, September.
    4. Lauren HOEHN-VELASCO & Jacob PENGLASE, 2023. "Changes in assortative matching and educational inequality: evidence from marriage and birth records in Mexico," JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 89(4), pages 587-607, December.
    5. García-Ramos, Aixa, 2021. "Divorce laws and intimate partner violence: Evidence from Mexico," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 150(C).
    6. Hoehn-Velasco, Lauren & Penglase, Jacob, 2021. "Does unilateral divorce impact women’s labor supply? Evidence from Mexico," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 187(C), pages 315-347.
    7. Padilla-Romo, María & Peluffo, Cecilia & Viollaz, Mariana, 2022. "Parents' Effective Time Endowment and Divorce: Evidence from Extended School Days," IZA Discussion Papers 15304, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

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