Yours, mine, and ours: Do divorce laws affect the intertemporal behavior of married couples?

American Economic Review

Volumn 105, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 2295-2332

  Voena, Alessandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 84938889448     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: 19447981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.20120234     Document Type: Article

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