This paper examines how child maltreatment is affected by the economic circumstances of parents. 'Child maltreatment … structure, welfare benefits, and child maltreatment. Welfare programs affect the incentives of women and men to work and to live …, welfare reforms can be expected to affect the incidence of child maltreatment. Although is too early to accurately determine …

Although a huge literature spanning several disciplines documents an association between poverty and child abuse … this paper, we address this seeming contradiction. Using county-level child abuse data spanning 1996 to 2009 from the … builds on family-time-use models and emphasizes differential risks of abuse associated with a child's time spent with …

Although a huge literature spanning several disciplines documents an association between poverty and child abuse … this paper, we address this seeming contradiction. Using county-level child abuse data spanning 1996 to 2009 from the … builds on family-time-use models and emphasizes differential risks of abuse associated with a child's time spent with …