Legal historians and labour economists are more useful than makeover television.
People
- Claudia Goldin b. 1946 · United States — Marriage surnames
Measured keep-or-change as economic history.
- Costanza Biavaschi 21st c. · Italy / Europe — Americanisation study
Co-author of the 2017 earnings paper on U.S. name changes.
- Natalie Zemon Davis 1928–2023 · United States — Martin Guerre
How a stolen name worked in a 16th-century village.
- Japanese family-law bar ongoing · Japan — Koseki change
The practical voice on register amendments.
- UK deed poll practice ongoing · United Kingdom — Usage instrument
A relatively accessible adult path — still not global.
- Marianne Bertrand b. 1970 · Belgium / U.S. — Why bias tempts change
The résumé study is context, not a how-to.
A serious voice can name the instrument and the residue. The rest is plot.