A study comparing economic status of single mother families to each other and two parent families in eight countries, using data from the LIS. Four hypotheses are investigated and findings are reported.

This paper examines women's roles and economic status in eight industrialized countries, using data from the LIS in an established welfare state topology framework. The two part analysis compares the variation in women's roles across countries, as well as the relationship between role and...

This paper examines four demographic trends which underlie the changes in the American family. Family diversity and its implications for the economic well-being of American women is also examined.

Examines gender differences in poverty in eight industrialized countries: US, Canada, Australia, UK, Germany, Sweden, Italy and the Netherlands. Results suggest that gender differences in human capital factors and family factors, as well as religion, culture, and policy, all play a role in...

This paper describes the size, nature, and redistributive effects of welfare state expenditures in ten advanced industrialized nations and relates these differences across nations to disparities in the economic well-being of country populations as a whole and three (mutually exclusive and...

This paper estimates the redistributive effects of welfare state expenditures on children and disparities in the economic well-being of children in ten nations and relates the two. Data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and other sources for cash and non-cash...