Do State-Level Variables Affect Divorce Rates?

Concerns over the increasing divorce rate and the negative effects of divorce on the standard of living of women and their children have resulted in a growing body of literature on both the causes and consequences of divorce. While several studies discuss the determinants of divorce, few examine the...

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Published in:Review of social economy 1996-04, Vol.54 (1), p.47-65
Main Authors: Kate, Sweezy, Jill, Tiefenthaler
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AFDC
Analysis
Children
Conservatism
Divorce
Divorce law
Divorce rates
Divorced mothers
Economic aspects
Evaluation
event history analysis
Food stamp program
Food Stamps
Human capital
Law
Laws, regulations and rules
Marital property
Marriage
No fault divorces
Norms
Payments
Pregnancy
Property law
Public assistance programs
Religious Fundamentalism
Social economics
Social factors
State Society Relationship
USA
Welfare Recipients
Welfare Services
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subjects AFDC
Analysis
Children
Conservatism
Divorce
Divorce law
Divorce rates
Divorced mothers
Economic aspects
Evaluation
event history analysis
Food stamp program
Food Stamps
Human capital
Law
Laws, regulations and rules
Marital property
Marriage
No fault divorces
Norms
Payments
Pregnancy
Property law
Public assistance programs
Religious Fundamentalism
Social economics
Social factors
State Society Relationship
USA
Welfare Recipients
Welfare Services
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