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 …

Health Interview Survey Child Health Supplement. Controlling for household size, income and characteristics, we find that … investments are made, largely, by a child's mother, and that step mothers are not substitutes for birth mothers in this domain …