of single mothers, particularly those with young children. In this paper, we first document these large changes in … policies and employment. We then examine if the policy changes are the reason for the large increases in single mothers' labor … supply. We find evidence that a large share of the increase in work by single mothers can be attributed to the EITC, with …

A generous safety net may improve mental health outcomes and stress-related health behaviors for single mothers by … behaviors of single mothers. Our results suggest that a more generous safety net is protective of maternal mental health: we …

the material circumstances of single mothers improved in the decades following welfare reform. The consumption of the most …

children live with a never-married mother. Children of never-married mothers are more likely to drop out of high school, repeat …

This paper examines the impact of actual subsidy receipt of single mothers on their joint employment and child care … type of care chosen. Results indicate that single mothers are highly responsive to child care subsidies by increasing their …

's child poverty problem. In response, the federal government and various states have tried to increase child support payments … of never married mothers receiving child support rose sharply in the 1980s and 1990s, with the largest increases in … increase in the proportion of never married mothers receiving support …

be responsible for poor health and low levels of schooling among the children of young mothers. This paper uses special … mothers are much more likely to repeat one or more grades than other children, and within-household estimates of this …

suffer consequences of poverty and poor schooling outcomes which results when raised in a female headed household. The only …