In this study, we examined to what extent family policies differently affect poverty among single-parent households and …, family policies reduced poverty to a greater extent among single-parent households. Paid leave more effectively facilitated … the employment of single parents, thereby reducing their poverty more than among two-parent households. Family allowances …

children. Using the county-level introduction of U.S. family planning programs between 1964 and 1973, we find that children … born after programs began had 2.8% higher household incomes. They were also 7% less likely to live in poverty and 12% less …

mechanisms influence family investments in children, we evaluate the extent to which these mechanisms also explain other …

contributions LIS data and researchers have made in the comparative study of subnational poverty and income inequality. Finally, we … conclude with a brief presentation of the most recent poverty rates for German Länder and Italian Regions derived from the LIS …

The term "family gap" refers to differences in income between households with children and households without children …

-life outcomes. These studies have found limited impact of supplementary programs on children's cognitive skills, but sustained … effects on personality traits. We examine how a positive change in unearned household income affects children's emotional and … financial wellbeing on children's emotional and behavioral health and positive personality trait development. Moreover, we find …