We examine disparities in Child Tax Credit (CTC) eligibility and anti-poverty effects since 1998 by family type …, because the credit was virtually nonrefundable. By 2017, disparities by family type mostly disappear, as eligibility and anti-poverty …. Initially, single mothers were least likely to be eligible and were underrepresented among those lifted from poverty by the CTC …

mostly white, wealthy, and well educated (Kossoudji, 2008). What are the characteristics of children who are adopted from …

, cohabitation, marriage, divorce, family size and employment. It also identifies gaps in our knowledge, and suggests agenda items …

estimate the effect of family structure on the time mothers and fathers spend on primary and passive child care and on market … work, using a system of correlated Tobit equations and family structure equations. Estimates from these models indicate …

within one mile of their home. In other words, I compare siblings in the same family whose family does not move between … plant opened or closed in between the conceptions of different children in the same family. I find that children who were … exposed prenatally to TRI pollution have lower wages, are more likely to be in poverty as adults, have fewer years of …

In-work poverty became a prominent policy issue in the United States long before the term itself acquired any meaning … much in-work poverty is there in the United States? How does the US compare to other rich democracies? Has America's in …-work poverty rate changed over time? Who are the in-work poor? What are the main drivers of levels and changes in in-work poverty …

are greater among urban households. However, more poor people in India live in villages, so rural poverty impacts are …

poverty of households with U.S. citizen children by 4 percent. The effect is robust to a number of identification tests …