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Life Shocks and Homelessness
Curtis, Marah A.; Corman, Hope; Noonan, Kelly; … - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2012
We exploit an exogenous health shock the birth of a child with a severe health condition to investigate the causal effect of a life shock on homelessness. Using survey data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing study that have been augmented with information from hospital medical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010720730
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The Great Recession and Material Hardship
Pilkauskas, Natasha V.; Currie, Janet; Garfinkel, Irwin - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2011
Little research looks at the relationship between macroeconomic indicators and material hardship. High unemployment … examine the effect of the unemployment rate on hardship – food insecurity, difficulty paying bills, housing insecurity, unmet … effects of unemployment on the experience of material hardship. We use data from the Fragile Families and Child Well …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010928155
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Is a Bad Economy Good for Marriage? The Relationship between Macroeconomic Conditions and Marital Stability from 1998-2009
Harknett, Kristen; Schneider, Daniel - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2012
local area unemployment rates and state-level mortgage delinquency rates to examine the relationship between labor and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011149786
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A Better Deal for Cohabiting Fathers? Union Status Differences in Father Involvement
McClain, Lauren Rinelli; DeMaris, Alfred - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2011
We use the package deal framework to study the trajectory of father involvement over time as a function of union status, while also examining reporting differences in father involvement by parent gender. Data on 4,224 mother-father pairs are from the Fragile Families and Child Well-Being Study....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010928122
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Paternal Incarceration and Father Involvement in Fragile Families
Geller, Amanda; Garfinkel, Irwin - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2012
High rates of incarceration, coupled with high rates of fatherhood among men in prison, has motivated a far-reaching literature that examines the effects of paternal incarceration on family stability and child development. Although a growing body of evidence documents significant disadvantage...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010928124
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Doubling Up as a Private Safety Net for Families with Children
Pilkauskas, Natasha V.; Garfinkel, Irwin; McLanahan, Sara S. - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2013
for single and cohabiting mothers. Although high rates of unemployment (and other macro-economic indicators) are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010928131
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The Psychological Wellbeing of Involved, Low Income Fathers
Dush, Claire M. Kamp - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2012
Low income men are at particular risk for experiencing adverse health conditions such as depression which may reduce involvement with their children. Low income men may also face significant challenges in becoming and remaining involved with their children over time, as many fathers may cease to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010928132
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Fragile Families in the US and UK
Kiernan, Kathleen; McLanahan, Sara; Holmes, John; … - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2011
Non-marital childbearing has increased dramatically over the past several decades in both the US and the UK. In 2008, 45 percent of British children were born outside of marriage, up from 8 percent in 1971. A similar trend appears in the US, with 41 percent of births in 2008 occurring to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010928134
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Unmarried Fathers’ Earnings Trajectories: Does Partnership Status Matter?
Garfinkel, Irwin; McLanahan, Sara S.; Meadows, Sarah O.; … - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2009
Married men earn more than unmarried men. Previous research suggests that marriage itself causes some of the difference, but includes few men who fathered children out of wedlock. This paper asks whether increasing marriage (and possibly cohabitation) following a non-marital birth is likely to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010928142
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Economic Trajectories in Non-Traditional Families with Children
McLanahan, Sara; Knab, Jean; Meadows, Sarah - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2009
Using data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study this paper examines associations between family structure and economic trajectories during the first five years after a child’s birth, paying special attention to non-traditional families. Among families with stable structures,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010928143