Marriage and Divorce: Reply
American Economic ReviewPublished 1 January 1992
H. Elizabeth Peters
Citations109
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SJR score25.10
SNIP6.91
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In the popular press and among policymakers the effect of no-fault divorce laws on divorce rates remains an issue (see e.g., New York Times, 23 July 1991). In my 1986 article in this Review, I show that the adoption of one form of no-fault divorceunilateral divorce-does not lead to a significant increase in divorce rates.' The theoretical model that is consistent with this empirical evidence would imply that the new law does not decrease the costs of divorce. It merely redefines which party has the right to terminate the marriage.
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