THE IMPACT OF LEGISLATION ON DIVORCE - A HAZARD FUNCTION-APPROACH

Authors
KIDD MP
Citation
Mp. Kidd, THE IMPACT OF LEGISLATION ON DIVORCE - A HAZARD FUNCTION-APPROACH, Applied economics, 27(1), 1995, pp. 125-130
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Economics
Journal title
Applied economics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036846
Volume
27
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
125 - 130
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6846(1995)27:1<125:TIOLOD>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
The paper examines the impact of the introduction of no-fault divorce legislation in Australia. The approach used is rather novel, a hazard model of the divorce rate is estimated with the role of legislation ca ptured via a time-varying covariate. The paper concludes that contrary to US empirical evidence, no-fault divorce legislation appears to hav e had a positive impact upon the divorce rate in Australia.