Check out the latest Population and Health Seminar with Professor Emma Zang, who will introduce multiple studies examining the impact of the 2011 judicial interpretation of the Chinese Marriage Law on family members’ well-being and behaviors. Through the use of quasi-experimental and computational approaches, the studies compare the outcomes of households affected by the legal change with those in unaffected households. The findings show that the 2011 judicial interpretation led to diminished well-being for women in a typical Chinese household where the deed to the marital home was solely in the husband’s name, and it also reduced their fertility and increased their labor force participation. These studies demonstrate how a seemingly gender-neutral policy can generate gendered consequences.