reduced poverty. However, existing labor supply estimates for single parents are uniformly negative. We reassess the …

particular when depth, severity and persistence of obesity are accounted for. Girls whose mothers fail to complete secondary …

months old increase the likelihood of being overweight at 3 years old, but only for children of mothers with higher levels of … mothers. Quantile regression finds that the children most impacted by maternal employment are those at the upper percentiles …

effect of teen childbearing. Despite this, there are still reasons to believe that children of teen mothers may do worse as … their mothers may be less mature, have fewer financial resources when the child is young, and may partner with fathers of … children born to the youngest teen mothers. Unlike previous research, we have information on fathers and find that negative …