outcomes. In the years following divorce, we observe sharp increases in teen births and child mortality. To examine long …

two measures and their estimates of child poverty around the 2021 temporary changes to the Child Tax Credit (CTC). We … measures suffer from important drawbacks. We also conclude that widely publicized claims that child poverty fell by 25 percent …

these programs, taxpayers must claim a child on their tax return. We study the claiming of children on tax returns by …

reported that their child was experiencing more developmental difficulties and stress. Parents with the lowest incomes at … quality of non-parental child care. The transfer did not have a meaningful effect on most educational outcomes measured in … school administrative records, nor did it affect characteristics of the home environment, child food security, exposure to …

, effects on monetary and time investments in children differed. Latino families' child-focused expenditures increased … effect on child-focused expenditures. Marginal propensities to consume child-specific goods from different income sources … also varied: Estimates showed a higher marginal propensity to consume child-specific goods from government income than from …