The Effect of Changing Financial Incentives on Repartnering*
利用澳大利亚自然实验，研究发现减少单亲父母的财务资源会显著加快他们重新建立伴侣关系的速度，揭示了财务激励对家庭重组行为的影响。
Abstract This article examines how a reduction in the financial resources available to lone parents affects repartnering. We exploit an Australian natural experiment that reduced the financial resources available to a subset of separating parents. Using biweekly administrative data capturing separations occurring among low- and middle- income couples, we show that the policy reform significantly increased the speed of repartnering for affected separating mothers. The results demonstrate that one way that lone mothers respond to a reduction in financial resources available at the time of relationship breakdown is by repartnering more quickly.