Add to ORKGThe author discusses the article “Enforcing Bargains in an Ongoing Marriage,” by Mary Anne Case, regarding the “love-it-or-leave it” rule in marriage. He states that economic models such as the unitary model and the altruist model of Gary Becker exaggerate the chances that inefficiencies would rise without legal enforceability. Furthermore, the exaggerations are caused by the ignored mechanisms of the models such as the internalized norms, self-help, and non-legal third-party enforcement
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Spouse abuse is no longer a secret. It has become a thorn in America\u27s conscience. Abuse even war...
This paper applies the theory of relational contracts to a model in which a couple decides whether t...
This Essay analyzes the presumption against the availability of judicial enforcement for bargains be...
Individuals allocate time between production of goods shared by family members and goods consumed on...
I propose to make three comments on Professor Singer\u27s article. First, I will present my views on...
The purpose of this Article is to challenge these erroneous assumptions, that fault is no longer an...
This paper revisits the issue of the unilateral divorce law, taking into account that: 1/ the decisi...
We critique the economic analysis of marriage and divorce descending from Becker (1981): we call thi...
Margaret (Peg) Brinig has made a massive contribution to family law over the course of the past thir...
In an article published in the Yale Law Journal, I suggested an alternative perspective for family l...
This paper studies married couple's dynamic investment and consumption choices under the assumption ...
This Essay discusses Larry Ribstein\u27s essay Incorporating the Hendricksons, which focuses on th...
A successful marriage requires for both parties to make investments in their relationship and marita...
I begin Part I of this Article by positing several logically necessary, but insufficient, conditions...
This paper examines a particular type of contracts that is, sadly, increasingly frequent: the agreem...
Spouse abuse is no longer a secret. It has become a thorn in America\u27s conscience. Abuse even war...
This paper applies the theory of relational contracts to a model in which a couple decides whether t...