Should we write prenuptial contracts?

European Economic Review

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 337-363

  Rainer, Helmut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asset division; Marital investments and negotiations; Marriage contracts; Terms of divorce

Indexed keywords

DIVORCE; INVESTMENT; MARRIAGE;

EID: 33846288954     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2006.02.001     Document Type: Article

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