Weiss Y, Willis R J
J Labor Econ. 1993 Oct;11(4):629-79. doi: 10.1086/298310.
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."
利用取自1972届高中班级全国纵向研究的白人队列数据，对美国离婚财产分割的经济影响进行了分析。“估计了配偶收入对离婚财产转移的影响，并用于模拟在关于婚姻契约的不同假设以及夫妻在离婚后继续协调资源能力的情况下，离婚对丈夫、妻子和子女的福利影响。我们发现离婚财产转移与婚姻期间丈夫（妻子）收入增长之间存在正（负）相关关系。离婚状态下子女的估计支出仅为婚姻期间习惯水平的一半。”
