Prenuptial agreements and matrimonial property regimes in France, 1855–2010

Frémeaux, Nicolas; Leturcq, Marion

doi:10.1016/j.eeh.2017.10.004

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“…This literature has highlighted the role of changing economic conditions (Autor, Dorn, and Hanson 2019), biased sex ratios (Abramitzky, Delavande, and Vasconcelos 2011), and the development of the welfare state (Persson 2020). The profound transformations of the family in the late 1960s, such as the fall in marriage and fertility rates, the rise of cohabitation and divorce rates, have been well established in France (Frémeaux and Leturcq 2018) as in other Western countries (Lundberg and Pollak 2007;Stevenson and Wolfers 2007;Lesthaeghe 2014). The results of this paper suggest that these latter transformations were accompanied by a shift in mate preferences.…”

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From Material to Non-Material Needs? The Evolution of Mate Preferences through the Twentieth Century in France

Lippmann¹

2021

J. Econ. Hist.

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This paper studies the evolution of mate preferences throughout the twentieth century in France. I digitized all the matrimonial ads published in France’s best-selling monthly magazine from 1928 to 1994. Using dictionary-based methods, I show that mate preferences were mostly stable during the Great Depression, WWII, and the ensuing economic boom. These preferences started transforming in the late 1960s when economic criteria were progressively replaced by personality criteria. The timing coincides with profound family and demographic changes in French society. These findings suggest that, in the search for a long-term partner, non-material needs have replaced material ones.

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From Material to Non-Material Needs? The Evolution of Mate Preferences through the Twentieth Century in France

Lippmann¹

2021

J. Econ. Hist.

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“…Therefore, prenuptial agreements might have become more relevant (Rainer, 2007) and might have increased inequality in the division of wealth following divorces. For France, evidence indeed showed that married couples increasingly sign prenuptial agreements and separate their wealth (Frémeaux & Leturcq, 2018). For Germany, these trends have not yet been examined.…”

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Gender and Changes in Household Wealth after the Dissolution of Marriage and Cohabitation in Germany

Boertien

Lersch

2020

J of Marriage and Family

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ObjectiveTo document how changes in household wealth following the dissolution of marriage and cohabitation differ by gender in Germany.BackgroundMarital property regimes usually prescribe that both partners receive a share of the couple's wealth following a divorce. The dissolution of cohabiting unions is not governed by marital property regimes in most countries, including Germany. Because men, on average, legally own a larger share of couple wealth than women, gender differences in household wealth might be more pronounced following the dissolution of cohabitation as compared to marriage.MethodThe analysis consists of individual fixed effects regression models using longitudinal data from the German socio‐economic panel (N = 18,131 individuals) for the years 2002 to 2017.ResultsThe dissolution of marriage is negatively related to the accumulation of wealth over time and effect sizes are similar for men and women. The dissolution of cohabiting unions is related to losses in wealth for women but not for men. Models accounting for various postdissolution factors suggest that an unequal division of household wealth produces these gender differences after the dissolution of cohabitation.ConclusionWhereas the dissolution of marriage lowers household wealth for men and women alike, there are gender differences in how the dissolution of cohabiting unions affects the accumulation of wealth. Union dissolution therefore has the potential to contribute to gender inequality in household wealth.

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“…In their work the authors make an accent on the interconnection between spouses' mindsets, duration of marriage and specifics of child-rearing (Falsafi, Abedina & Fatrhib, 2011). Review of the evolution and reforms of the content of marital agreement that relate to property issues is considered to be of special interest (Frémeaux & Leturcq, 2018).…”

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Socio-Psychological Factors Defining the Attitude of Russian People Towards Prenuptial Agreement

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Pryaluhina

Tuzova

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In the modern world the institution of family and marriage is undergoing various changes. The attitude of Russian people towards the prenuptial agreement shows a tendency for acceptance and approval. The stereotypical perception of the prenuptial agreement as unacceptable between close people is in the past. Based on that, the article is focused on the comparative analysis of the factors that define the attitude of Russian people towards the prenuptial agreement. The key point in the research is evaluation of specific features of respondents’ opinions, expressed in the years of 2007 and 2018, in accordance with the following socio-psychological factors: awareness of the prenuptial agreement, aims for signing one or reasons to refuse doing so, gender and age factors. Research methods include: a preliminary survey of couples in order to define sample groups, a questionnaire, observation, a mathematical method of data analysis (Fisher’s φ-criterion). The research was conducted in two stages: the first diagnostics in the year 2007 (n=40 couples), and the second – in 2018 (n=50 couples). The respondents were divided into groups by the social status of their relationships: officially married, planning to get married, co-habiting couples and partner (guest) relationships. The age of respondents was 18-47. The results of the research showed the following: increase in age leads to clearer understanding and a better expressed opinion about the prenuptial agreement, positive dynamics in favourable perception of prenuptial agreement among the respondents who are officially married or are planning to marry, increased importance of motives for signing a prenuptial agreement – “protection of one’s own interests” and “opportunity to put pressure on the spouse”, lack of connection between the attitude towards prenuptial agreement and awareness of the document.

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Prenuptial agreements and matrimonial property regimes in France, 1855–2010

Cited by 26 publications

References 21 publications

From Material to Non-Material Needs? The Evolution of Mate Preferences through the Twentieth Century in France

From Material to Non-Material Needs? The Evolution of Mate Preferences through the Twentieth Century in France

Gender and Changes in Household Wealth after the Dissolution of Marriage and Cohabitation in Germany

Socio-Psychological Factors Defining the Attitude of Russian People Towards Prenuptial Agreement

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