Title: Marriage, Divorce, and Quasi Rents; Or, "I Gave Him the Best Years of My Life"
Abstract: Next article No AccessMarriage, Divorce, and Quasi Rents; Or, "I Gave Him the Best Years of My Life"Lloyd CohenLloyd CohenPDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The Journal of Legal Studies Volume 16, Number 2Jun., 1987 Sponsored by The University of Chicago Law School Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/467831 Views: 59Total views on this site Citations: 80Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1987 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Shreya Malhotra Impact of Divorce Law Liberalisation on Domestic Violence, Arthaniti: Journal of Economic Theory and Practice 121 (May 2022): 097674792210967.https://doi.org/10.1177/09767479221096712Ho-Po Crystal Wong Can't Wait Any Longer? 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