Estimated Effects of Unilateral Divorce Laws
| Dependent Variable: Estimation Method: | 1 Log of Divorce Rate WLS | 2 Log of Divorce Rate OLS |
|---|---|---|
| First 2 years | −0.022 (0.063) | −0.017 (0.026) |
| Years 3–4 | −0.049 (0.063) | −0.014 (0.031) |
| Years 5–6 | −0.051 (0.064) | −0.022 (0.034) |
| Years 7–8 | −0.033 (0.065) | −0.013 (0.039) |
| Years 9–10 | −0.052 (0.067) | −0.030 (0.046) |
| Years 11–12 | −0.051 (0.074) | −0.015 (0.052) |
| Years 13–14 | −0.043 (0.077) | −0.005 (0.060) |
| Years 15+ | 0.006 (0.084) | 0.026 (0.073) |
Notes: These results are drawn from Lee and Solon (2011, Table 2). The divorce rate is the number of divorces per 1,000 persons by state and year. The standard errors in parentheses are robust to heteroskedasticity and serial correlation. Both regressions include controls for state fixed effects, year fixed effects, and state-specific linear time trends.