whether and when to have children. Decisions regarding fertility are influenced by policy and labor market factors that affect … the earnings opportunities of mothers and the costs of raising children. We show how observed dierences in these economic …

children. They were more likely to remain in the labour force and had higher rates at which they entered it. While more likely …

particularly pronounced for couples with dependent children, low family income, and high mortgage debt. Results are robust to a …

parents and the well-being of children in single-parent households. Noncustodial parents choose the level of a child support … welfare reforms might have on divorced parents and their children. Such adverse effects may arise because an increase in the …

between labor market discrimination and the strategic behavior of women and men within families. We consider a repeated family … marital bargaining power. Gender discrimination can alter household behavior in surprising and sometimes unfortunate ways. We … show that: (i) the efficiency of household decisions is sometimes inversely related to the prevailing degree of gender …

parents and the well-being of children in single-parent households. Noncustodial parents choose the level of a child support … welfare reforms might have on divorced parents and their children. Such adverse effects may arise because an increase in the …

parents and the well-being of children in single-parent households. Noncustodial parents choose the level of a child support … welfare reforms might have on divorced parents and their children. Such adverse effects may arise because an increase in the …

Some sociologists argue that non-intact family structures during childhood have a negative effect on adult children … engagement. Both exercises reveal a significant negative relationship between growing up in a non-intact family and children … their children's political attitudes and orientations. In this paper, we evaluate this hypothesis on the basis of …