This research examines the effects of mothers' welfare and work decisions on their children's attainments using a … AFDC benefit structures across U.S. states. We focus on children who were born to single mothers with twelve or fewer years … test scores. Finally, children's number of years of schooling are relatively unresponsive to mothers' work and welfare …

-educated single women with children do change their residential locations in response to changes in welfare policies and labor market …

This paper examines the labour supply disincentives of the Income Support system among single mothers with no … withdrawal of Income Support for single mothers whose youngest child turns 16. At this cut-off age, barely ineligible mothers … pronounced labour supply disincentives of the income support policy. -- Single mothers ; Income Support ; Labour supply …