In this paper, we comprehensively examine the effects of the Great Recession on child poverty, with particular … panel data model and data for 2000 to 2014, we estimate the relationship between the business cycle and child poverty, and … we examine how and to what extent the safety net is providing protection to at-risk children. We find compelling evidence …

the potential positive benefits of such programs to children. Initially, this research on benefits to children focused on … long-run benefits to children are considered, many safety net programs are cost-effective. However, the current government … most current economic research on the long run benefits. We conclude with a discussion of why the rate of child poverty in …

was prepared as a background paper for the Committee on Building an Agenda to Reduce the Number of Children in Poverty by …US Census Bureau poverty measures do not include an explicit need for health care or insurance nor do they consider … on poverty. This paper reviews conceptual and practical considerations in incorporating health benefits and needs into …

beneficial impacts on health, children's future labor incomes, crime, education, and mothers' labor incomes, with greater …

Child poverty fell to historic lows in 2021, in large part due to the temporary expansion of the Child Tax Credit (CTC …). We consider the possible implications of this expansion on children's short- and long-term development. To do so, we … child health and well-being in the short and long run, with greater impacts for poor children and modest or nonexistent …

Using data on over 420,000 first time Dutch mothers, we examine the effects of postpartum antidepressant use on a wide …

compare mothers' and fathers' willingness to pay (WTP) for specific goods for their children, diverging from the previous …This paper tests whether mothers and fathers differ in their spending on their daughters relative to their sons. We … literature's approach of comparing the expenditure effects of mothers' versus fathers' income. Our method, which we apply in …

physical postpartum health complications and improves her mental health. Our results suggest that mothers bear the burden from …