The law and economics of marriage and divorce / edited by Anthony Dnes and Robert Rowthorn. electronic resource

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.Description: 1 online resource (ix, 232 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

051117604X
9780511176043
051104206X
9780511042065
9780511495328
0511495323
9780511044830
0511044836
0511156774
9780511156779

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Law and economics of marriage and divorce. DDC classification:

346.01/5 21

LOC classification:

K670 .L39 2002eb

Other classification:

86.22
PU 1534
PU 4355
QD 050
QX 300

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Contents:

Introduction / Antony W. Dnes and Robert Rowthorn -- Marriage: the long-term contract / Lloyd R. Cohen -- Marital commitment and the legal regulation of divorce / Elizabeth S. Scott -- Mutual consent divorce? / Allen M. Parkman -- An economic approach to adultery law / Eric Rasmusen -- Louisiana's covenant marriage law: recapturing the meaning of marriage for the sake of the children / Katherine Shaw Spaht -- Cohabitation and marriage / Antony W. Dnes -- Marriage as a signal / Robert Rowthorn -- For better or for worse? Is bargaining in marriage and divorce efficent? / Martin Zelder -- Weak men and disorderly women: divorce and the division of labor / Steven L. Nock and Margaret F. Brinig -- The impact of legal reforms on marriage and divorce / Douglas W. Allen -- European divorce laws, divorce rates, and their consequences / Ian Smith.

Summary: The role of 'incentives' is considered in this economic approach to family law. The book discusses the possible adverse consequences emanating from faulty legal design, while demonstrating that good family law should provide incentives for consistent behavior. This will interest lawyers, policy-makers and economists concerned with family law.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
e-book	KNCHR Library SharePoint	Non-Fiction	K670 .L39 2002eb (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Link to resource	Available

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The role of 'incentives' is considered in this economic approach to family law. The book discusses the possible adverse consequences emanating from faulty legal design, while demonstrating that good family law should provide incentives for consistent behavior. This will interest lawyers, policy-makers and economists concerned with family law.

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