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 …

(CEL) of 1997, and the differentiation in its implementation across regions, as instruments for schooling of young mothers … education of mothers increases the probability of completing the full course of DPT and Hepatitis B vaccinations for their … children. Furthermore, education increases the age of first marriage and birth, changes women's and their spouse's labour …