Divorce, remarriage, and child support

被引:19
作者
Chiappori, Pierre-Andre
Weiss, Yoram [1 ]
机构
[1] Columbia Univ, New York, NY 10027 USA
[2] Tel Aviv Univ, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
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10.1086/508731
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
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There is some evidence that children of divorced parents do not perform as well as comparable children in intact families but that this gap declines with the aggregate divorce rate. We develop a model in which the higher expectations for remarriage associated with higher divorce rates can trigger an equilibrium in which divorced fathers make more generous transfers that benefit their children and the mother in the aftermath of divorce. As a result, the welfare loss of children from the separation of their parents can be lower when divorce and remarriage rates rise.
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页数:38
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