approximately doubles the probability of engaging in many types of crime. Low SES children are both more likely to be mistreated and …

disadvantaged parents from welfare to work. Although previous empirical studies consistently show that these employment … estimates suggest that children receiving subsidized care in the year before kindergarten score lower on tests of cognitive … time children reach the end of third grade. Our results point to an unintended consequence of a child care subsidy regime …

. However, little is known about the influence of these policies on children's health and well-being. In this paper, we study … the impact of subsidy receipt on low-income children's weight outcomes in the fall and spring of kindergarten. The goals … subsidy receipt has heterogeneous effects on children's weight at different points in the BMI distribution. Results suggest …

and state efforts to move economically disadvantaged parents from welfare to work. Although previous empirical studies … Childhood Longitudinal Study, our instrumental variables estimates suggest that children receiving subsidized care in the year …. However, these negative effects largely disappear by the time children reach the end of third grade. Our results point to an …

fathers. The strong effect of family structure is not explained by the lack of paternal involvement that generally comes with … outcomes. There is also a link between adult delinquent behavior and adolescent family structure that cannot be explained by … daughters. Finally, the strong link between adolescent family structure and delinquent behavior is not accounted for by the …