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Encyclopedia of Law & Economics – 1800 Parental Rights (incl. adoption)

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  • Epstein, Richard A. (1995), ‘A Contractual Analysis of Surrogacy’, 81 Virginia Law Review , 2305-2342.
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  • Lundberg, Shelly and Plotnick, Robert D. (1995), ‘Adolescent Premarital Childbearing: Do Economic Incentives Matter?’, 13 Journal of Labor Economics , 177-200.
  • Malloy, Robin Paul (1988), ‘Market Philosophy in the Legal Tension Between Children’s Autonomy and Parental Authority’, 21 Indiana Law Review , 889-900.
  • McGarry, Kathleen and Schoeni, Robert (1994), ‘Transfer Behavior: Measurement and the Redistribution of Resources Within the Family’, National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper .
  • McLanahan, Sara S. and Garfinkel, Irwin (1989), ‘Single Mothers, the Underclass, and Social Policy’, 501 Annals of American Academy of Political and Social Science , 92-104.
  • Mnookin, Robert H. (1975), ‘Child Custody Adjudication: Judicial Functions in the Face of Indeterminacy’, 39 Law and Contemporary Problems , 226-293.
  • Moffit, Robert (1992), ‘Incentive Effects of the U.S. Welfare System: A Review’, 30 Journal of Economic Literature , 1-61.
  • Palmer, John P. (1986), ‘The Social Cost of Adoption Agencies’, 6 International Review of Law and Economics , 189-203.
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  • Plotnick, Robert D. (1990), ‘Welfare and Out-of-Wedlock Childbearing: Evidence from the 1970s’, 52 Journal of Marriage and Family , 723-746.
  • Posner, Richard A. (1987), ‘The Regulation of the Market in Adoptions’, Boston University Law Review , 59-72.
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  • Scott, Elizabeth S. and Scott, Robert E. (1995), ‘Parents as Fiduciaries’, 81 Virginia Law Review , 2401-2476.
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  • Wadlington, Walter (1993), ‘Contracts to Bear a Child: The Mixed Legislative Signals’, 31 Idaho Law Review , 383-410.
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