1.
‘A Diamond is Forever’ and Other Fairy Tales: The Relationship between Wedding Expenses and Marriage Duration
Number of pages: 17
Posted: 27 Sep 2014
Working Paper Series
National University of Singapore (NUS) - Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and Emory University - Department of Economics
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67,982
2.
Emotional Problems among Children with Same-Sex Parents: Difference by Definition
British Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science 7(2):99-120, 2015
Number of pages: 24
Posted: 25 Sep 2014
Last Revised: 13 Mar 2015
Accepted Paper Series
The Catholic University of America
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9,345
3.
Yours, Mine and Ours: Do Divorce Laws Affect the Intertemporal Behavior of Married Couples?
Number of pages: 54
Posted: 19 Feb 2012
Last Revised: 30 Jan 2015
Working Paper Series
University of Chicago
Downloads
2,239
4.
Identifying and Addressing the Causes of Conflict in Family Business
Number of pages: 23
Posted: 06 May 2005
Working Paper Series
Saki Partners
Downloads
2,014
5.
Matching and Sorting in Online Dating
Number of pages: 48
Posted: 30 Mar 2008
Working Paper Series
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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1,611
6.
The Negative Externalities of Immorality: The Case of Same-Sex Marriage
Skepsis, Vol. 17, pp. 52-65, 2006
Number of pages: 14
Posted: 20 Jun 2006
Working Paper Series
University of Athens - Department of History & Philosophy of Science
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1,502
7.
The Wages of Sin
Columbia University Economics Discussion Paper No. 0809-16
Number of pages: 29
Posted: 11 Jun 2009
Working Paper Series
Columbia University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management and Foster School of Business, University of Washington
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1,355
8.
Red Families v. Blue Families
University of Florida Journal of Law & Public Policy, Forthcoming, GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 343, GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 343
Number of pages: 70
Posted: 31 Aug 2007
Last Revised: 04 May 2010
Accepted Paper Series
George Washington University - Law School and University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - School of Law
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1,339
9.
The Law of the Platform
Minnesota Law Review, 2016, San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 16-212
Number of pages: 56
Posted: 07 Mar 2016
Accepted Paper Series
University of San Diego School of Law
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1,332
10.
Testing Theories of Happiness
Zurich IEER Working Paper No. 147
Number of pages: 37
Posted: 25 May 2003
Working Paper Series
CREMA and University of Basel - Faculty of Business and Economics
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1,155
11.
Marital Instability in the United States: Trends, Driving Forces, and Implications for Children
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10503
Number of pages: 31
Posted: 22 Jan 2017
Working Paper Series
University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Economics and University of Illinois at Chicago
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1,152
12.
Bad Arguments Against Gay Marriage
Minnesota Legal Studies Research Paper No. 05-42
Number of pages: 46
Posted: 25 Oct 2005
Working Paper Series
Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law
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1,115
13.
The Family's Role in Society
Number of pages: 34
Posted: 10 Jul 2013
Working Paper Series
Southern Virginia University
Downloads
1,086
14.
Black–White Differences in Intergenerational Economic Mobility in the United States
Economic Perspectives, Vol. XXXVIII, No. 1, 2014
Number of pages: 18
Posted: 09 May 2014
Accepted Paper Series
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Downloads
1,065
15.
The Mystery of Monogamy
Hebrew University Economics Working Paper No. 2003
Number of pages: 51
Posted: 31 Aug 2003
Working Paper Series
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics, University of Warwick - Department of Economics and Hebrew University of Jerusalem
There are 3 versions of this paper
The Mystery of Monogamy
Hebrew University Economics Working Paper No. 2003
Number of pages: 51
Posted: 31 Aug 2003
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1,041
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22
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1,041
16.
More Men, More Crime: Evidence from China's One-Child Policy
IZA Working Paper No. 3214
Number of pages: 47
Posted: 23 May 2008
Working Paper Series
Columbia University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics, Chinese University of Hong Kong - Department of Economics, University of Chicago and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Economics
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1,025
17.
Abortion Access and Risky Sex Among Teens: Parental Involvement Laws and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, Vol. 24, No. 1, p. 2, 2008, FSU College of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 175, 1st Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Paper, FSU College of Law, Law and Economics Paper No. 05-26
Number of pages: 20
Posted: 04 Oct 2005
Last Revised: 29 Jan 2010
Accepted Paper Series
University of Pennsylvania Law School and George Mason University - Buchanan Center Political Economy
There are 2 versions of this paper
Abortion Access and Risky Sex Among Teens: Parental Involvement Laws and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, Vol. 24, No. 1, p. 2, 2008, FSU College of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 175, 1st Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Paper, FSU College of Law, Law and Economics Paper No. 05-26
Number of pages: 20
Posted: 04 Oct 2005
Last Revised: 29 Jan 2010
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1,011
Abortion Access and Risky Sex Among Teens: Parental Involvement Laws and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
The Journal of Law, Economics, & Organization, Vol. 24, Issue 1, pp. 2-21, 2008
Posted: 23 Jun 2008
Downloads
1,011
18.
Building a Better Theory of Well-Being
IZA Discussion Paper No. 742
Number of pages: 60
Posted: 08 Apr 2003
Working Paper Series
University of Southern California - Department of Economics
Downloads
1,001
19.
Divorce Rates, Marriage Rates, and the Problematic Persistence of Traditional Marital Roles
Number of pages: 58
Posted: 01 Jun 2000
Working Paper Series
Arizona State University College of Law
There are 2 versions of this paper
Divorce Rates, Marriage Rates, and the Problematic Persistence of Traditional Marital Roles
Number of pages: 58
Posted: 01 Jun 2000
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913
Divorce Rates, Marriage Rates, and the Problematic Persistence of Traditional Marital Roles
Family Law Quarterly, Vol. 34, No. 1, 2000
Posted: 01 Jun 2000
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913
20.
Does Religion Influence Views Toward Homosexuality: An Empirical Study of 16 Countries
Number of pages: 22
Posted: 25 Jun 2016
Working Paper Series
Fayetteville State University - Department of Accounting
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889
21.
The Unexpected Harm of Same-Sex Marriage: A Critical Appraisal, Replication and Re-Analysis of Wainright and Patterson's Studies of Adolescents with Same-Sex Parents
Number of pages: 22
Posted: 04 Apr 2015
Last Revised: 12 Aug 2015
Working Paper Series
The Catholic University of America
Downloads
879
22.
Developing an Online Dispute Resolution Environment: Dialogue Tools and Negotiation Support Systems in a Three-Step Model
Harvard Negotiation Law Review, Vol. 10, pp. 287-337, 2005
Number of pages: 52
Posted: 22 Aug 2007
Accepted Paper Series
Vrije Universiteit - Dep. Transnational Legal Studies - CLI/Center for Law and Internet and Victoria University - Victoria University of Technology
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852
23.
Old-Age Support in Developing Countries: Labor Supply, Intergenerational Transfers and Living Arrangements
IZA Discussion Paper No. 289; U of Melbourne, Dept. of Econ. Working Paper No. 773
Number of pages: 46
Posted: 23 Jan 2001
Working Paper Series
University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and School of Economics, University of Sydney
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812
24.
Bargaining in the Shadow of the Law: Divorce Laws and Family Distress
Stanford Law and Economics Olin Working Paper No. 273; Stanford Law School, Public Law Working Paper No. 73
Number of pages: 34
Posted: 12 Dec 2003
Working Paper Series
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Economics
There are 3 versions of this paper
Bargaining in the Shadow of the Law: Divorce Laws and Family Distress
Stanford Law and Economics Olin Working Paper No. 273; Stanford Law School, Public Law Working Paper No. 73
Number of pages: 34
Posted: 12 Dec 2003
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811
Bargaining in the Shadow of the Law: Divorce Laws and Family Distress
NBER Working Paper No. w10175
Number of pages: 34
Posted: 04 Jan 2004
Downloads
46
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811
25.
Toward a Feminist Theory of the Rural
Utah Law Review, p. 421, 2007, UC Davis Legal Studies Research Paper No. 89
Number of pages: 69
Posted: 29 Sep 2006
Accepted Paper Series
University of California, Davis - School of Law
Downloads
810
26.
Determining the Death Beneficiary Under an ERISA Plan and the Rights of Such a Beneficiary
'Determining the Death Beneficiary Under an ERISA Plan and the Rights of Such a Beneficiary', 54 Tax Management Memorandum 323 (August 26, 2013)
Number of pages: 20
Posted: 26 Aug 2013
Last Revised: 16 Mar 2015
Accepted Paper Series
Law Offices of Albert Feuer
Downloads
804
27.
Does Marriage Make People Happy, or Do Happy People Get Married?
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1811
Number of pages: 37
Posted: 10 Nov 2005
Working Paper Series
University of Basel - Faculty of Business and Economics and CREMA
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798
28.
On the Likelihood of Finding the Right Partner in an Arranged Marriage
Number of pages: 16
Posted: 23 Jul 2001
Working Paper Series
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) - Department of Economics
There are 2 versions of this paper
On the Likelihood of Finding the Right Partner in an Arranged Marriage
Number of pages: 16
Posted: 23 Jul 2001
Downloads
774
On the Likelihood of Finding the Right Partner in an Arranged Marriage
Journal of Socio-Economics, Vol. 30, No. 3, 2001
Posted: 25 Sep 2001
Downloads
774
29.
Separation Anxiety: The Impact of CEO Divorce on Shareholders
Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University Closer Look Series: Topics, Issues and Controversies in Corporate Governance and Leadership No. CGRP-36
Number of pages: 6
Posted: 28 Sep 2013
Accepted Paper Series
Stanford University - Graduate School of Business, Stanford University - Graduate School of Business and Stanford University - Graduate School of Business
Downloads
774
30.
The Relationship between Religion and Views Toward Homosexuality: An Empirical Study of 98 Countries
Number of pages: 13
Posted: 25 Jun 2016
Working Paper Series
Fayetteville State University - Department of Accounting
Downloads
765
31.
Child Support Harming Children: Subordinating the Best Interests of Children to the Fiscal Interests of the State
Wake Forest Law Review, Vol. 42, No. 4, 2007
Number of pages: 58
Posted: 26 Mar 2008
Accepted Paper Series
University of Baltimore - School of Law
Downloads
763
32.
How Should ERISA Plans Handle Powers of Attorney and Court-Appointed Guardians and the Absence of Such Agents for Participants Lacking Capacity?
How Should ERISA Plans Handle Powers of Attorney and Court-Appointed Guardians and the Absence of Such Agents for Participants Lacking Capacity? 54 Tax Mgmt. Memo. 351 (September 9, 2013)
Number of pages: 9
Posted: 13 Sep 2013
Last Revised: 30 Mar 2015
Accepted Paper Series
Law Offices of Albert Feuer
Downloads
712
33.
The Decline of Formal Marriage: Inevitable or Reversible?
Family Law Quarterly, Vol. 41, No. 3, 2007, Brooklyn Law School, Legal Studies Paper No. 96
Number of pages: 31
Posted: 17 Jan 2008
Last Revised: 16 Mar 2008
Accepted Paper Series
Brooklyn Law School
Downloads
708
34.
A Legal Analysis of Romantic Gifts
University of Miami Law Review, Forthcoming, HLS John M. Olin Student Fellowships in Law and Economics Working Paper No. 136
Number of pages: 48
Posted: 15 Feb 2012
Last Revised: 26 Oct 2012
Accepted Paper Series
Harvard Law School
Downloads
701
35.
Arranged or Love Marriage? That is the Question
Number of pages: 14
Posted: 15 May 2002
Working Paper Series
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) - Department of Economics and University of Texas at San Antonio - College of Business - Department of Economics
There are 2 versions of this paper
Arranged or Love Marriage? That is the Question
Number of pages: 14
Posted: 15 May 2002
Downloads
696
Arranged or Love Marriage? That is the Question
Applied Economics Letters, Vol. 9, No. 13, pp. 893-897, 2002
Posted: 18 Nov 2002
Downloads
696
36.
Understanding Elder Abuse: New Directions for Developing Theories of Elder Abuse Occurring in Domestic Settings
Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, June 2013
Number of pages: 40
Posted: 12 Jun 2013
Last Revised: 23 Jun 2013
Accepted Paper Series
University of Virginia; Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences and Independent
Downloads
664
37.
Gender, Geography, and Rural Justice
Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law & Justice, Vol. 23, p. 338, 2008, UC Davis Legal Studies Research Paper No. 129
Number of pages: 53
Posted: 11 Mar 2008
Last Revised: 10 Mar 2009
Accepted Paper Series
University of California, Davis - School of Law
Downloads
660
38.
Does a Spouse Slow You Down?: Marriage and Graduate Student Outcomes
Number of pages: 30
Posted: 01 Oct 2006
Working Paper Series
Brigham Young University
Downloads
643
39.
Same-Sex Domestic Violence and the Law: Claiming a Domestic Sphere and Risking Negative Stereotypes
Temple Political & Civil Rights Law Review, Vol. 8, 1999
Number of pages: 26
Posted: 01 Nov 2006
Last Revised: 25 Jul 2010
Accepted Paper Series
Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law
Downloads
632
40.
Family Law Armageddon: The Story of Morgan v. Foretich
Family Law Stories, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 23
Posted: 02 May 2007
Last Revised: 18 Jan 2009
Accepted Paper Series
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - School of Law and University of Oregon - School of Law
Downloads
600
41.
The Realities of Relocation: Messages from Judicial Decisions
Australian Journal of Family Law, 2008, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 08/47
Number of pages: 22
Posted: 01 May 2008
Accepted Paper Series
University of Queensland
Downloads
589
42.
Happiness Research: State and Prospects
IEW Working Paper No. 190
Number of pages: 27
Posted: 28 Jun 2004
Working Paper Series
CREMA and University of Basel - Faculty of Business and Economics
Downloads
574
43.
Gender Identity and Relative Income within Households
Chicago Booth Research Paper No. 13-08
Number of pages: 44
Posted: 13 Feb 2013
Last Revised: 16 Apr 2013
Working Paper Series
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business - Economics and National University of Singapore (NUS)
There are 3 versions of this paper
Gender Identity and Relative Income within Households
Chicago Booth Research Paper No. 13-08
Number of pages: 44
Posted: 13 Feb 2013
Last Revised: 16 Apr 2013
Downloads
554
Gender Identity and Relative Income within Households
NBER Working Paper No. w19023
Number of pages: 49
Posted: 11 May 2013
Downloads
37
Gender Identity and Relative Income within Households
CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10443
Number of pages: 43
Posted: 02 Mar 2015
Downloads
554
44.
Does Parental Autonomy Require Equal Custody at Divorce?
U Iowa Legal Studies Research Paper No. 05-13
Number of pages: 31
Posted: 25 Apr 2005
Accepted Paper Series
Notre Dame Law School
Downloads
538
45.
Sex Discrimination in the Labor Market
Foundations and Trends in Microeconomics, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 281-361, 2006, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 07-03
Number of pages: 87
Posted: 26 Oct 2006
Accepted Paper Series
Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads
538
46.
Monogamy and Polygyny in Greece, Rome, and World History
Number of pages: 17
Posted: 10 Aug 2008
Working Paper Series
Stanford University
Downloads
536
47.
Same-Sex Marriage and the 'Reconceiving' of Children
Case Western Reserve Law Review, Vol. 64, No. 3, pp. 829-862, 2014, George Mason Law & Economics Research Paper No. 14-64
Number of pages: 35
Posted: 01 Dec 2014
Accepted Paper Series
George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty
Downloads
523
48.
Cross-Border Surrogacy: Time for a Convention?
Boele-Woelki/Dethloff/Gephart (eds.): Family Law and Culture in Europe: Developments, Challenges and Opportunities; Proceedings of the Fifth Conference of the Commission on European Family Law; Intersentia 2014, pp. 199-217
Number of pages: 22
Posted: 04 Nov 2013
Last Revised: 12 Jul 2016
Accepted Paper Series
University of Munich - Center for International Law
Downloads
520
49.
The Power of Political Voice: Women’s Political Representation and Crime in India
Harvard Business School BGIE Unit Working Paper No. 11-092
Number of pages: 53
Posted: 09 Mar 2011
Last Revised: 01 Aug 2011
Working Paper Series
Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit, University of Warwick, International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Research Department and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Downloads
517
50.
Give and You Shall Receive? Generosity, Sacrifice, & Marital Quality
National Marriage Project Working Paper No. 11-1
Number of pages: 28
Posted: 09 Dec 2011
Working Paper Series
Utah State University - College of Education and Human Services - Family Studies and University of Virginia
Downloads
515
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