Transfers among Divorced Couples: Evidence and Interpretation
利用美国1972届高中白人队列数据，分析离婚协议的经济影响，发现离婚转移支付与丈夫收入增长正相关、与妻子收入增长负相关，且离婚后子女支出仅为婚内一半。
An analysis of the economic impact of divorce settlements in the United States is presented using data for a white cohort taken from the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972. "The effects of spouses' incomes on the divorce transfer are estimated and used to simulate the welfare effects of divorce on husbands, wives, and children under alternative assumptions about marriage contracts and the ability of a couple to continue coordinating resources in the aftermath of divorce. We find a positive (negative) relationship between divorce transfers and the growth of husband's (wife's) earnings during marriage. The estimated expenditure on children in the divorce state is only half the accustomed level during marriage."