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The Long-Term Effects of the Minnesota Family Investment Program on Marriage and Divorce Among Two-Parent Families


  Author: Lisa A. Gennetian
Publisher: MDRC
Publication: Prepared for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistance Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Document Date:                  October 2003
Category: Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce Rate
Related Categories:
Marriage > Marriage Rate
Marriage > Relational Stability
Public Policy > Welfare
 

This report examines the long term effects of a welfare-to-work reform program in Minnesota on the marriage and divorce outcomes of two-parent families who participated in the reform initiative.  It finds that this initiative reduced divorce among married couples by approximately 25 per cent, with a most pronounced positive effect on marital stability among black couples.

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