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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99,106
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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13,580
3.
The Socio Political Demography of Happiness
George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy & the State Working Paper No. 331
Number of pages: 44
Posted: 21 Jul 2023
Working Paper Series
University of Chicago, Booth School of Business
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9,109
4.
Covid-19, Family Stress and Domestic Violence: Remote Work, Isolation and Bargaining Power
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13332
Number of pages: 37
Posted: 15 Jun 2020
Last Revised: 19 May 2022
Working Paper Series
Carleton University, IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsUniversity of Ottawa - Department of Economics, University of Ottawa and Carleton University
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3,356
5.
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
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2,951
6.
Identifying and Addressing the Causes of Conflict in Family Business
Number of pages: 23
Posted: 06 May 2005
Working Paper Series
Saki Partners
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2,859
7.
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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2,575
8.
The Family's Role in Society
Number of pages: 34
Posted: 10 Jul 2013
Working Paper Series
Southern Virginia University
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2,223
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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2,101
10.
Sheltering in Place and Domestic Violence: Evidence from Calls for Service during COVID-19
Journal of Public Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 25
Posted: 17 May 2020
Last Revised: 28 Aug 2021
Accepted Paper Series
Brigham Young University and Brigham Young University
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1,974
11.
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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1,898
12.
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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1,776
13.
Kin-Based Institutions and Economic Development
Number of pages: 126
Posted: 09 Sep 2022
Last Revised: 28 Apr 2023
Working Paper Series
Bowdoin College, Interdisciplinary Center for Economic Science and Department of Economics, George Mason University., Harvard University and George Mason University
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1,723
14.
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
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1,687
15.
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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1,657
16.
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
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1,604
17.
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
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1,571
18.
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
University of Virginia School of Law and University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - School of Law
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1,568
19.
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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1,543
20.
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 Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
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1,494
21.
Suffering in Silence: How COVID-19 School Closures Inhibit the Reporting of Child Maltreatment
Journal of Public Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 32
Posted: 17 May 2020
Last Revised: 03 Aug 2020
Accepted Paper Series
Duke University, Pennsylvania State University and Georgia College & State University
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1,491
22.
The Role of Exposure in Domestic Abuse Victimization: Evidence from the COVID-19 Lockdown
Number of pages: 36
Posted: 09 Sep 2020
Last Revised: 28 May 2021
Working Paper Series
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Centre for Economic Performance (CEP), London School of Economics - Centre for Economic Performance and Metropolitan Police Service
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1,449
23.
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
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1,418
24.
Families under Confinement: COVID-19 and Domestic Violence
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Research Paper Series, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 30
Posted: 10 Sep 2020
Last Revised: 26 Sep 2022
Working Paper Series
School of Government, Tecnologico de Monterrey, University Anahuac Mexico, Business and Economics School and Georgia State University - Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
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1,401
25.
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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1,298
26.
Has Homosexuality Become More Accepted Over Time? A Longitudinal Study of 98 Countries
Number of pages: 14
Posted: 25 Jun 2016
Working Paper Series
Fayetteville State University - Department of Accounting
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1,287
27.
Debiasing Desire: Addressing Bias and Discrimination on Intimate Platforms
Forthcoming in Proc. ACM Hum.-Comput. Interact. v. 2 (CSCW) Article 73 (November 2018)
Number of pages: 18
Posted: 01 Oct 2018
Accepted Paper Series
Hintze Law PLLC, Cornell University - Cornell Tech NYC, Cornell UniversityMicrosoft Research and Cornell University
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1,224
28.
Monogamy and Polygyny in Greece, Rome, and World History
Number of pages: 17
Posted: 10 Aug 2008
Working Paper Series
Stanford University
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1,219
29.
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 - Amsterdam Law and Technology Institute, alti.amsterdam and Victoria University - Victoria University of Technology
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1,144
30.
Statelessness Displaced: Update on Syria’s Stateless Kurds
Statelessness Working Paper Series, No. 2
Number of pages: 12
Posted: 12 Dec 2019
Accepted Paper Series
Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness
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1,135
31.
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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1,117
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1,117
32.
The Stateless Kurds of Syria: Ethnic Identity and National I.D.
Tilburg Law Review, Vol. 19, Issue 1-2, pages 171 – 181
Number of pages: 11
Posted: 11 Dec 2019
Accepted Paper Series
Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness
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1,112
33.
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
1,107
34.
Building a Better Theory of Well-Being
Number of pages: 60
Posted: 08 Apr 2003
Working Paper Series
University of Southern California - Department of Economics
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1,087
35.
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, FSU College of Law, Law and Economics Paper No. 05-26, 1st Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Paper
Number of pages: 20
Posted: 04 Oct 2005
Last Revised: 29 Jan 2010
Accepted Paper Series
University of Pennsylvania Carey 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, FSU College of Law, Law and Economics Paper No. 05-26, 1st Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Paper
Number of pages: 20
Posted: 04 Oct 2005
Last Revised: 29 Jan 2010
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1,081
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
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1,081
36.
Kwandhula - Cultural Engagement and Marriage in Busoga and Buganda
Stephen Kaduuli (2010) Kwandhula: Cultural Engagement and Marriage in Busoga and Buganda [Paperback] Lambert Academic Publishing
Number of pages: 58
Posted: 10 May 2007
Last Revised: 30 Jun 2010
Accepted Paper Series
Citizens for Public Justice
Downloads
1,048
37.
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
1,030
38.
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
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1,030
39.
Divorce Rates, Marriage Rates, and the Problematic Persistence of Traditional Marital Roles
Number of pages: 58
Posted: 01 Jun 2000
Working Paper Series
Center for the Study of Law and Society, Berkeley Law, University of California, Berkeley
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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1,005
Downloads
1,005
40.
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 and CREMA
Downloads
991
41.
Inside the black box of child penalties: Unpaid work and household structure
Number of pages: 48
Posted: 19 Dec 2019
Last Revised: 29 Oct 2022
Working Paper Series
Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics, Universidad Iberoamericana and Loyola Marymount University
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991
42.
Family Life in Lockdown
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13398
Number of pages: 21
Posted: 29 Jun 2020
Working Paper Series
University of Zurich - Department of Economics, University of Reading, University of Reading - Department of Economics, University of Birmingham, University of Reading and University of Zurich
Downloads
966
43.
Old-Age Support in Developing Countries: Labor Supply, Intergenerational Transfers and Living Arrangements
Number of pages: 46
Posted: 23 Jan 2001
Working Paper Series
University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research and School of Economics, University of Sydney
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961
44.
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
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948
45.
Bargaining in the Shadow of the Law: Divorce Laws and Family Distress
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
Number of pages: 34
Posted: 12 Dec 2003
Downloads
941
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
Last Revised: 26 Oct 2022
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131
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941
46.
The Relationship between Wedding Expenses and Marriage Duration: A Comment on Francis and Mialon
Number of pages: 10
Posted: 23 May 2016
Working Paper Series
Fayetteville State University - Department of Accounting
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941
47.
Employee-Friendly Companies and Work-Life Balance: Is There an Impact on Financial Performance and Risk Level?
Journal of Organizational Culture, Communications and Conflict, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 21
Posted: 16 Feb 2014
Accepted Paper Series
University of St. Thomas, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi-College of Business and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi-Department of Accounting
Downloads
918
48.
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
900
49.
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
898
50.
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
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
874
Downloads
874
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