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  • Divorce laws and the structure of the American family 

    Mechoulan, S.. 2006. "Divorce laws and the structure of the American family." Journal of Legal Studies 35(1): 143-174. © 2006 by Journal of Legal Studies.
    This paper investigates the impact of no-fault divorce laws on marriage and divorce in the United States. I propose a theory that captures the key stylized facts of the rising then declining divorce rates and the apparent ...

  • The External Effects of Black Male Incarceration on Black Females 

    Mechoulan, Stephane. 2011. "The External Effects of Black Male Incarceration on Black Females." Journal of Labor Economics 29(1): 1-35.
    This article examines how the increase in the incarceration of black men and the sex ratio imbalance it induces shape the behavior of young black women. Combining data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the Current ...