Research handbook on the economics of family law/ edited by Lloyd R. Cohen and Joshua D. Wright. - Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, c2011. - x, 305 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction / Lloyd Cohen and Joshua D. Wright -- 2. Is it Just about Love? Factors that Influence Marriage / Joseph Price -- 3. Diverging Family Structure and 'Rational' Behavior : The Decline in Marriage as a Disorder of Choice / Amy L. Wax -- 4. Economic Perspectives on Marriage : Causes, Consequences, and Public Policy / Robert I. Lerman -- 5. Trends in Marital Stability / Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers -- 6. The State's Choice of Divorce Law / Michael Hanlon -- 7. Partnering and Incentive Structures / Antony Dnes -- 8. The Anatomy of Canada's Child Support Guidelines : The Effects, Details, and History of a Feminist Family Policy / Douglas W. Allen -- 9. The Economics of Infant Feeding / Tiffany Green and Katherine Dickinson -- 10. Abortion Access and Risky Sex / Jonathan Klick and Thomas Strattman -- 11. Prostitution, Technology, and the Law : New Data and Directions / Scott Cunningham and Todd D. Kendall -- 12. A Survey of the Literature on Early Legal Access to the Birth Control Pill and its Influence on Young Women's Fertility, Education, Career and Labor Supply / Melanie Guldi. Domestic relations — Economic aspects.






9781848444379 (Cloth) 1848444370 (Cloth)


Domestic relations--Economic aspects.
Social institutions -- Economic aspects.
Family law
LAW / Research
LAW / Family Law / General

346.015 / COH/R