Abstract
In the year 2003 88.4% of all divorces in Austria were divorces by mutual consent. The only prerequisite for a divorce by mutual consent if both spouses desire to divorce is an agreement including the essential arrangements regarding divorce. Using data from divorce rulings of an Austrian court of law for the years 1997 to 2003 divorce settlements are analyzed. The alimony payment to the custodian and the child support payments are estimated simultaneously. It turns out that the amount of alimony paid to the custodian rises with marriage
specific investment. Women forgo resources in order to rear the children in their households but they prefer joint custody in order to share the child care esponsibilities. A lawyer leads on average to higher payments for the custodian and the children.
Original language | German (Austria) |
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Pages (from-to) | 501-525 |
Number of pages | 25 |
Journal | Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics |
Volume | 141 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - 2005 |
Fields of science
- 405002 Agricultural economics
- 502 Economics
- 502001 Labour market policy
- 502002 Labour economics
- 502003 Foreign trade
- 502009 Corporate finance
- 502010 Public finance
- 502012 Industrial management
- 502013 Industrial economics
- 502018 Macroeconomics
- 502020 Market research
- 502021 Microeconomics
- 502025 Econometrics
- 502027 Political economy
- 502039 Structural policy
- 502042 Environmental economics
- 502046 Economic policy
- 502047 Economic theory
- 504014 Gender studies
- 506004 European integration
- 507016 Regional economy
- 303010 Health economics