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A note on the antipoverty effectiveness of child support among mother-only families
Meyer, Daniel R.; Hu, Mei-Chen - In: Journal of human resources : JHR 34 (1999) 1, pp. .225-234
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001352570
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Supplemental security income for children, maternal labor supply, and family well‐being : evidence from birth weight eligibility cutoffs
Guldi, Melanie; Hawkins, Amelia; Hemmeter, Jeffrey; … - In: Journal of human resources : JHR 59 (2024) 4, pp. 975-1010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015053209
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Teen Births Keep American Crime High
Hunt, Jennifer - 2021
assess to what extent lagged teen birth rates can explain why the United States had the highest developed country crime rates … in the 1980s, and why US rates subsequently fell so much. For this purpose, I use internationally comparable crime rates … measured from the 1989-2000 International Crime Victims Surveys. I find that an increase in the share of young people born to a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013231190
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Lone female headship and welfare policy in Canada
Dooley, Martin D.; Gascon, Stéphane; Lefebvre, Pierre; … - In: Journal of human resources : JHR 35 (2000) 3, pp. 587-602
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001500240
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From Paper to Plastic : Understanding the Impact of Ewic on WIC Recipient Behavior
Hanks, Andrew - 2018
Evidence shows that the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is underutilized. WIC enrolls only sixty percent of eligible persons. Participants claim only a fraction of available benefits. Researchers suggest that people underutilize WIC because of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012909861
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The Impact of Welfare Benefits on Single Motherhood and Headship of Young Women : Evidence from the Census
Blau, Francine D.; Kahn, Lawrence M.; Waldfogel, Jane - 2021
This paper uses data from the 1970, 1980 and 1990 Censuses to investigate the impact of welfare benefits across Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) on the incidence of single motherhood and headship for young women. A contribution of the paper is the inclusion of both MSA fixed effects and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013220386
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The Incentive Effects of Cash Transfers to the Poor
Aizer, anna_aizer@brown.edu - 2020
the Mothers' Pension Program, the first cash transfer program in the US. In the short-run cash transfers reduced …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012828466
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The Effect of Safety Net Generosity on Maternal Mental Health and Risky Health Behaviors
Schmidt, Lucie; Shore-Sheppard, Lara D.; Watson, Tara - 2023
safety net is protective of maternal mental health: a $1000 increase to the simulated potential combined cash and food … controlling for potential benefits from other programs, we find protective effects of tax credits, cash benefits provided by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014347177
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The effect of martial breakup on the income distribution of women with children
Ananat, Elizabeth Oltmans; Michaels, Guy - In: Journal of human resources : JHR 43 (2008) 3, pp. 611-629
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003739545
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Education and labor market consequences of teenage childbearing : evidence using the timing of pregnancy outcomes and community fixed effects
Fletcher, Jason; Wolfe, Barbara L. - In: Journal of human resources : JHR 44 (2009) 2, pp. 303-325
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003850699