Explaining divorce rate determinants: new evidence from Spain |
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Authors: | Dolores Jiménez-Rubio Nuno Garoupa |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Applied Economics, University of Granada, Granada, Spain;2. College of Law, University of Illinois, Urbana, USA |
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Abstract: | This article examines the main determinants of divorce rates in Spain for the period 1995 to 2010. According to the results, the so-called Express Divorce Law (passed in 2005) seems to be positively associated with divorce rates in the short term. Income level and growth, female employment rate, and the proportion of foreign population are also positively related to divorce rates. However, as expected, the percentage of conservative vote seems to have a negative impact. |
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Keywords: | Divorce rate determinants divorce law reform family dissolution panel data analysis |
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