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The Impact of Incarceration on Food Insecurity among Households with Children
Cox, Robynn; Wallace, Sally - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2013
This study seeks to determine the role that parental incarceration plays on the probability of food insecurity among families with children and very low food security of children using micro-level data from the Fragile Families and Child Well Being Study (FFCWS). The data set contains the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011149841
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Child Care Subsidies, Maternal Well-Being, and Child-Parent Interactions: Evidence from Three Nationally Representative Datasets
Herbst, Chris; Tekin, Erdal - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2012
fill this gap by examining the impact of child care subsidy receipt on maternal health and the quality of child …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011149843
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Child Care Subsidies, Maternal Well-Being, and Child-Parent Interactions: Evidence from Three Nationally Representative Datasets
Herbst, Chris; Tekin, Erdal - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2012
fill this gap by examining the impact of child care subsidy receipt on maternal health and the quality of child …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010627857
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Trajectories of Couple Relationship Quality after Childbirth: Does Marriage Matter?
Carlson, Marcia J.; VanOrman, Alicia G. - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2013
Marital quality typically declines after the birth of a (first) child, as parenthood brings new identities and … responsibilities for mothers and fathers. Yet, it is less clear whether nonmarital, cohabiting relationship quality follows a similar … examine relationship quality for co-resident couples over nine years after a child’s birth. Findings suggest that marriage at …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011149872
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Marriage Meets the Joneses: Relative Income, Identity, and Marital Status
Watson, Tara; McLanahan, Sara - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2009
In this paper we investigate the effect of relative income on marital status. We develop an identity model based on Akerlof and Kranton (2000) and apply it to the marriage decision. The empirical evidence is consistent with the idea that people are more likely to marry when their incomes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011149779
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Educational Assortative Mating and Children’s School Readiness
Beck, Audrey; González-Sancho, Carlos - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2009
One of the concerns behind parental educational sorting is its potential to widen disparities in the ability of families to invest in their children’s development. Using data from the Fragile Families and Children Wellbeing Study, this paper investigates the association between parental...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011149855
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Punishment and Welfare: Paternal Incarceration and Families’ Receipt of Public Assistance
Sugie, Naomi F. - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2011
The US criminal justice and welfare systems together form important government interventions into the lives of the poor. This paper considers how imprisonment is related to welfare receipt for offenders and their families. Using longitudinal data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010720710
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Family Structure, Family Stability and Early Child Wellbeing
Craigie, Terry-Ann; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne; Waldfogel, Jane - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2010
This study exploits rich data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS) to distinguish the effects of family structure at birth from family stability over time on child cognitive, socio-emotional and health outcomes. We define two models: one that measures family structure at...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010720712
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Educational Assortative Mating and Children’s School Readiness
Beck, Audrey; González-Sancho, Carlos - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2009
One of the concerns behind parental educational sorting is its potential to widen disparities in the ability of families to invest in their children’s development. Using data from the Fragile Families and Children Wellbeing Study, this paper investigates the association between parental...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005000280
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Marriage Meets the Joneses: Relative Income, Identity, and Marital Status
Watson, Tara; McLanahan, Sara - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2009
In this paper we investigate the effect of relative income on marital status. We develop an identity model based on Akerlof and Kranton (2000) and apply it to the marriage decision. The empirical evidence is consistent with the idea that people are more likely to marry when their incomes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005000281