The Impact of Unilateral Divorce on Crime

In this paper, we evaluate the impact of unilateral divorce on crime. First, using crime rates from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report program for the period 1965-1998 and differences in the timing in the introduction of the reform, we find that unilateral divorce has a positive impact on violent crime...

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Autor principal: Cáceres-Delpiano, Julio (Autor)
Otros Autores: Giolito, Eugenio P.
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