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Economic Perspectives on Marriage: Causes, Consequences, and Public Policy

In: Research Handbook on the Economics of Family Law

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  • Robert I. Lerman

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The Research Handbook on the Economics of Family Law gives us a series of original essays by distinguished scholars in economics, law or both. The essays represent a variety of approaches to the field. Many contain extensive surveys of the literature with respect to the particular question they address. Some employ empirical economics, others are more narrowly legal. They have in common one thing: each scholar employs a core economic tool or insight to shed light on some aspect of family law and social institutions broadly understood. Topics covered include: divorce, child support, infant feeding, abortion access, prostitution, the decline in marriage, birth control and incentives for partnering.

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  • Robert I. Lerman, 2011. "Economic Perspectives on Marriage: Causes, Consequences, and Public Policy," Chapters, in: Lloyd R. Cohen & Joshua D. Wright (ed.), Research Handbook on the Economics of Family Law, chapter 3, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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    1. Robert I. Lerman & Joseph Price & Adam Shumway & W. Bradford Wilcox, 2018. "Marriage and State-level Economic Outcomes," Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Springer, vol. 39(1), pages 66-72, March.

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