amplify differences in child poverty by maternal education. The prevalence of single motherhood has increased in almost all of … particularly among the least educated. Educational differences in single motherhood can amplify differences in child poverty by … maternal education, but only when both the educational gradient of single motherhood and the child poverty gap by single …

Children of single mothers face higher rates of poverty than children in two-parent households in practically every … poverty and, as a result, little consensus on the best way to address poverty among these children. Explanations include both … poverty. Further, while the effects of family allowance spending are similar for children in both single mother and two parent …

mothers' economic well-being. Using 25-years of longitudinal data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) from 1990 to … affect economic outcomes, I show that previously married mothers face larger income penalties than those who were single when … highlight the importance of reducing gender inequalities in the labor market for improving single mothers' economic well-being. …

children as well as to reduce child poverty. In this study the authors critically investigate this assertion by simulating a … findings suggest that to achieve significant poverty reductions among young children, both additional childcare slots and …Expanding childcare is often considered as a suitable way to enhance employment opportunities of mothers with young …