title: The impact of legislation on divorce: a hazard function approach.
abstract: "The paper examines the impact of the introduction of no-fault divorce legislation in Australia. The approach used is rather novel, a hazard model of the divorce rate is estimated with the role of legislation captured via a time-varying covariate. The paper concludes that contrary to U.S. empirical evidence, no-fault divorce legislation appears to have had a positive impact upon the divorce rate in Australia."
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004243:Divorce; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D008393:Marriage; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010139:Pacific Islands; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research
keywords: Australia; Demographic Factors; Demographic Impact; Developed Countries; Divorce; Legislation; Models, Theoretical; Nuptiality; Oceania; Population; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology