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unilateral divorce laws: a standalone construct

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Family economics

laws letting either spouse end a marriage without the other's consent, which raised divorce rates only for a time.

In family economics, unilateral divorce laws refers to laws letting either spouse end a marriage without the other's consent, which raised divorce rates only for a time. This meaning comes from Wolfers (2006) in American Economic Review.[1]

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Wolfers, J. (2006). Did Unilateral Divorce Laws Raise Divorce Rates? A Reconciliation and New Results. American Economic Review, 96(5), 1802-1820. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.96.5.1802

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