The Importance of Credible Commitments in Marriage: The Effect of Recognizing Homemakers’ Contribution in Property Division at Divorce in Law on Marital Formation and Dissolution
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Keywords
credible commitments; divorce law; divorce; homemakers; marriage; property rights; unilateral divorce;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D13 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Production and Intrahouse Allocation
- J12 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure
- J2 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-LAW-2015-01-14 (Law and Economics)
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