young Black women's behaviors. Combining data from the BJS and the CPS to match incarceration rates with individual … women's school attainment and early employment. The evidence in support of a negative impact of Black-male incarceration on … presumably minor offenders, provide germane estimates of the impact of male incarceration on women's decisions …

There is evidence that women are more likely to live in poverty than men. Given the fact that the poor are more likely … to use welfare, it becomes useful to consider welfare usage among women. A-priori welfare programs are set up in such a … possibility among women and investigate if race/ethnicity and birthplace still have a role to play in the decision to use welfare …

employment and earnings of women, there is little evidence focusing on the post-communist region. This paper exploits the latest … towards women, as well as household decision-making as potential explanations. We find that small children decrease the … probability of female employment relative to women with no small children. In particular, women with two children aged one to six …