We investigate the role of employment in explaining changes in the mental health of single mothers compared to … health, higher employment, and longer working hours. We estimate a Heckman selection model for employment and hours worked. A … that employment was associated with better mental health for all women. Higher job hours were associated with lower mental …

The last thirty years saw dramatic increases in the employment rates of married/co-habiting mothers in the UK. Yet the … employment rates of lone mothers were lower in the early 1990s than in the late 1970s, at just under 40 percent; and 25 … reforms aimed at reducing child poverty. A key element of their strategy was a move towards increasing employment rates among …

care subsidy and the effects of subsidy receipt on employment, school attendance, job search, and welfare participation. We … in welfare. Ordinary least squares estimates show positive and significant effects of subsidy receipt on employment …

We investigate the role of employment in explaining changes in the mental health of single mothers compared to … health, higher employment, and longer working hours. We estimate a Heckman selection model for employment and hours worked. A … that employment was associated with better mental health for all women. Higher job hours were associated with lower mental …

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 …

implications for employment and income of welfare schemes often advocated as less distortionary. We show that reducing unemployment … benefits in favour of income subsidies (social benefits) reduces employment in general equilibrium and also the income of low … deterioration. To support employment, we suggest that systems grounded in contribution-based unemployment insurance schemes are to …

variety of objectives including skills training, temporary subsidized employment, and mentoring. WorkFirst’s objective is to …