The relationship between Civil Unions and fertility in France: Preliminary evidence

Gutiérrez, Emilio; Becerra, Pablo Suarez

doi:10.1007/s11150-010-9111-4

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“…On the other hand, men may be discouraged from cohabiting by the higher cost of household production supplied by the (potential) mothers of their children that is implicit in common law marriage, thus lowering fertility. In France, there was an increase in childbearing following the introduction of civil unions in 1999, which had the effect of making household production by women less costly to men in couples following traditional gender roles, and the increase was greater in regions where civil union was adopted at higher rates [11]. These findings suggest that the more costly household production work by mothers under the pre-civil union status quo discouraged childbearing.…”

Section: Marriage Laws In France Contrasted With Those In the Usmentioning

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Should common law marriage be abolished?

Grossbard¹

2016

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Section: Marriage Laws In France Contrasted With Those In the Usmentioning

confidence: 94%

Should common law marriage be abolished?

Grossbard¹

2016

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“…A reduced marriage rate may therefore have negative implications in the case of adverse health-or income shocks both for unmarried couples themselves, but also for the economy at large as it implies a potentially higher take-up of other insurances such as social assistance. Moreover, marriage can directly be linked to fertility, with married women displaying a higher fertility rate than their unmarried counterparts (Gutiérrez & Becerra, 2012). Lower fertility rates due to a lower marriage rate, which are not offset by higher immigration, negatively impact the demographic structure and therefore future labour markets and social insurances.…”

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Till Taxes Keep Us Apart? The Impact of the Marriage Tax on the Marriage Rate

Myohl

2023

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Married couples can face a higher or lower tax burden than cohabitating couples with the same income when the former are taxed as one unit. I study the effect of such joint income taxation on the marriage rate in Switzerland, where tax differentials between married and cohabitating couples vary considerably across cantons. For this purpose, I construct a dataset containing sociodemographic and -economic variables on every individual living in Switzerland, and use household-level information to identify cohabitating couples. Using a simulated instrumental variable approach, I find a negative impact of joint income taxation on the marriage rate for couples married between 2012 and 2019. The effect is driven by households without children and from the lower end of the income distribution. JEL Classification: H240, H310, J120

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“…Halla (2013) showed that the introduction of joint custody increased marriage rates, overall fertility (including a shift from non-marital to marital fertility), and divorce rates for older couples. Leturcq (2011) has studied how the introduction of PACS (civil unions) in France in 1999 has affected marriage, and Guttierez and Becerra (2012) studied its effect on fertility. Variations in laws regulating division of property in the case of dissolution have helped explain the likelihood that women are out-of-couple when they give birth (Ekert-Jaffe and Grossbard 2008).…”

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Common Law Marriage and Couple Formation

Grossbard

Vernon

2014

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The relationship between Civil Unions and fertility in France: Preliminary evidence

Abstract: This paper explores the relationship between fertility

Cited by 6 publications

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Should common law marriage be abolished?

Should common law marriage be abolished?

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