We investigate the role of employment in explaining changes in the mental health of single mothers compared to … partnered mothers and single childless women during the period of welfare reform in the UK. We employ a time allocation … health, higher employment, and longer working hours. We estimate a Heckman selection model for employment and hours worked. A …

Policy changes in the United States in the 1990s resulted in sizable increases in employment rates of single mothers … experience, single mothers' real wages and employment have remained relatively unchanged. The empirical analysis suggests that an …. We show that this increase led to a large and abrupt increase in work experience for single mothers with young children …

This paper examines the impact of actual subsidy receipt of single mothers on their joint employment and child care … type of care chosen. Results indicate that single mothers are highly responsive to child care subsidies by increasing their … employment while moving from parental and relative care to center care in the process …

This paper examines the impact of actual subsidy receipt of single mothers on their joint employment and child care … type of care chosen. Results indicate that single mothers are highly responsive to child care subsidies by increasing their … employment while moving from parental and relative care to center care in the process …

This paper examines the impact of actual subsidy receipt of single mothers on their joint employment and child care … type of care chosen. Results indicate that single mothers are highly responsive to child care subsidies by increasing their … employment while moving from parental and relative care to center care in the process …

Increasing workforce participation among single mothers is the primary goal of recent welfare reform measures. This …-being of non-metropolitan and metropolitan area families headed by single mothers. Differential benefits and costs of workforce … participation of single mothers in non-metropolitan and metropolitan areas are then examined. Single mothers are found to face lower …

differences in their labour market attachment in Great Britain and West Germany. Single mothers' employment is a key issue in … suggest that, compared to German mothers, part-time employment is a less common track for British single mothers. …This paper investigates the relationships between single mothers' demographic and socio-economic circumstances and …