Alimony Rights and Intrahousehold Allocation of Resources: Evidence from Brazil.

Can family policy affect well-being of individuals without altering the resources available to their families? This article examines the extension of alimony rights and obligations to cohabiting couples in Brazil. For women in intact relationships, alimony rights upon dissolution should improve outs...

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Published in:	Economic Journal Vol. 116; pp. 627 - 659
Main Author:	Rangel, Marcos A.
Format:	Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell July 2006
Subjects:	Alimony Resource allocation > Mathematical models Family policy Brazil
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost