of single mothers, particularly those with young children. In this paper, we first document these large changes in … policies and employment. We then examine if the policy changes are the reason for the large increases in single mothers' labor … supply. We find evidence that a large share of the increase in work by single mothers can be attributed to the EITC, with …

Using data on over 420,000 first time Dutch mothers, we examine the effects of postpartum antidepressant use on a wide …

excess job loss among parents of young children, and mothers specifically. Using data from the Current Population Survey (CPS …), we confirm that, in general, mothers with young children have experienced a larger decline in employment, as compared … (unconditionally) with other adults, including fathers. This excess job loss is driven by mothers without a four-year college (bachelor …

A generous safety net may improve mental health outcomes and stress-related health behaviors for single mothers by … behaviors of single mothers. Our results suggest that a more generous safety net is protective of maternal mental health: we …

the material circumstances of single mothers improved in the decades following welfare reform. The consumption of the most …

This paper tests whether mothers and fathers differ in their spending on their daughters relative to their sons. We … compare mothers' and fathers' willingness to pay (WTP) for specific goods for their children, diverging from the previous … literature's approach of comparing the expenditure effects of mothers' versus fathers' income. Our method, which we apply in …