converged. Family change has not been uniform, however, and the widening gaps in marital status, relationship stability, and …-Oaxaca decompositions of differences in key family outcomes across education groups show that, though individual non-cognitive traits are … percent of differences in these outcomes by family background (measured by mother's education), but this effect disappears …

In this paper we discuss the importance of families for understanding economic inequality. Family structure can in … children can amplify existing inequalities across generations. Third, inequality can exist even within families, and the …