“...Despite the high levels of marital disruption in the United States and the fact that a significant portion of health insurance coverage for those less than age...”

“...Using data from the Fragile Families Study, we examine how unmarried parents’ risk of divorce influences their decision to marry. Regression results show that...”

“...This study examined how child support, frequency of contact with children, and the relationship between nonresidential parents influenced preteens’ reports of...”

“...We examine the provision of family public goods using experimental economics methods. With sufficient altruism and shared resource arrangements, families can...”

“...We use the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth-Child data to address three questions. First, does the receipt of child support have beneficial effects for...”

“...An explicit goal of policymakers in drafting welfare reform policies was to reduce incentives for nonmarital childbearing. This paper estimates the extent to...”

“...In this paper we examine the impact of the resources of children and of their parents on the children's transition to residential and financial independence...”

“...Federal legislation mandates the use of child-support guidelines to improve adequacy and horizontal equity of child-support awards. Using state guideline...”