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 …

We examine the relationship between the business cycle and poverty for the period from 1960 to 2008 using income data … relationship between macroeconomic conditions and poverty is of particular interest given recent changes in anti-poverty policies … poverty, examining alternative income poverty and consumption poverty, which have conceptual and empirical advantages as …

parents and the elderly, but more slowly for married couples with children. Income and consumption measures of deep poverty …This paper examines poverty in the United States from 1960 through 2005. We investigate how poverty rates and poverty … different income and consumption measures of poverty, and consider explanations for the differences in trends. We document sharp …

, including welfare participation, labor market involvement, earnings, income and poverty, and family formation. While no single … family earnings. The result was a rise in total family income and a decline in poverty. The gains from the 1996 reforms were …

Using birth certificates matched to schooling records for Florida children born 1992–2002, we assess whether family … gap in neonatal health. We conclude that the gender gap among black children is larger than among white children in … substantial part because black children are raised in more disadvantaged families …

This paper presents a productivity argument for investing in disadvantaged young children. For such investment, there …

Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) mandated that all plans cover the cost and administration of childhood vaccines. We … associated with differential changes among poor and near-poor children relative to their non-poor counterparts in either age … to non-poor children after implementation of SCHIP. The increase was greater among children from urban areas, among …

children, may also alter the incentives faced by men to have children out of wedlock. We find that strengthening child support … and those with a higher propensity to invest in children. Thus, policies that compel men to pay child support may affect …