specific subgroup of mothers, namely, divorced mothers. As previous research has shown, the economic consequences of divorce … are mitigated by the provision of formal childcare, allowing divorced mothers to combine work and care and thus achieve a … provided by informal networks, the crowding-in thesis postulates that mothers use a mixture of strategies in search of an …

Previous research has shown single mothers to be less well-off and at higher risk of poverty than mothers in couples … the distribution of single mothers’ income differs to that of couples with children. Using unconditional quantile … distribution and that these gaps cannot be explained by differences in single and partnered mothers’ individual and family …