TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Böheim, René
AU  - Francesconi, Marco
AU  - Halla, Martin
        TI  - Does Custody Law Affect Family Behavior In and Out of Marriage?
        PY  - 2012/Dec/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 7064
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp7064
        AB  - We examine the effect of joint custody on marriage, divorce, fertility and female employment in Austria using individual-level administrative data, covering the entire population. We also use unique data obtained from court records to analyze the effect on post-divorce outcomes. Our estimates show that joint custody significantly reduces divorce and female employment rates, significantly increases marriage and marital birth rates, and leads to a substantial increase in the total money transfer received by mothers after divorce. We interpret these results as evidence against Becker-Coase bargains and in support of a mechanism driven by a resource redistribution that favors men giving them greater incentives to invest in marriage specific capital.
        KW  - divorce
KW  - fertility
KW  - bargaining
KW  - intrahousehold allocations
KW  - Austria
        ER  -