cohabitation has not prevented a rise in the proportion of lone parents, and their numbers are growing rapidly. The children of …The institution of marriage has served to funnel economic resources from fathers to children. Its continued decline in … lone parents are relatively deprived, both in terms of income and adults' time for child care and housekeeping. Government …

at aiding families. The outcomes of interest are female employment, gender gaps in earnings and fertility. We begin with …

marriages are surprisingly as stable as average marriages, but have fewer children and have them later in marriage. Notably, the … children born to marginal marriages are similar in terms of health at birth. …

. The stated motive of the reform was to boost employment; in particular to provide incentives for individuals to go from … unemployment to, at least, part-time work. In this paper we try to analyze the extensive margin labor supply effects of the Swedish … results are sensitive with respect to how we define employment, which is especially true when we analyze different subgroups …

. The stated motive of the reform was to boost employment; in particular to provide incentives for individuals to go from … unemployment to, at least, part-time work. In this paper we try to analyze the extensive margin labor supply effects of the Swedish … results are sensitive with respect to how we define employment, which is especially true when we analyze different subgroups …

's counterfactual work behavior. We show that extending parental leave has significant positive effects on children's health and human …

participation, employment and disposable income. In contrast to earlier studies we are able to capture both entry and exit effects … mandatory activation of welfare receivers reduce overall welfare participation and increases employment. We also find that …