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Title: The Effect of Unilateral and No-Fault Divorce Laws on Educational Attainment and Fertility Decisions

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2009

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Abstract: Women's educational attainment has increased rapidly over the last 40 years, nearly equaling that of men by 2000. During the same time frame, many states passed unilateral and no-fault divorce laws. The first paper examines the potential link between the increase in women's educational attainment and the liberalization of divorce laws. A generalized Nash bargaining framework is used with modifications from Binmore et al. (1986) to assess how divorce laws can affect the educational choice of married individuals. I find unilateral divorce laws can in certain cases decrease educational attainment for women, suggesting that the liberalization of divorce laws is unlikely to be an explanation for the increase in women's educational attainment.

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Authors: Benelli, Cynthia

Institution: University of California, Santa Barbara

Department: Economics

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Degree: Doctor of Philosophy

Publisher Location: Santa Barbara, CA

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Education, Family and Marriage, Gender

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