Social Security benefits depend on the employment and earnings history of the covered worker, but, especially for women, they depend on one's marital history and the employment and earnings history of one's spouse. This paper examines the interrelationship between marriage, divorce, employment...

Introduction -- Children and the economy -- Commitments and capabilities -- Defining the costs of children -- Children and family budgets / with Tamara Ohler -- Children outside the household -- Accounting for family time / with Jayoung Yoon -- Valuing family work -- Subsidizing parents --...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I. Conceptualizing the Costs of Children -- 1. Children and the Economy -- 2. Commitments and Capabilities -- II. Private Spending on Children in the United States -- 3. Defining the Costs of Children -- 4. Children and Family Budgets...