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Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion in Britain
This paper monitors poverty in Britain and critiques the government's response.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• The Joseph Rowntree Foundation • 2011

Life on a Low Income
This paper examines the nature and characteristics of the low-income lifestyle, and also looks at the impact of unemployment and poverty on family life and relationships.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• The Joseph Rowntree Foundation • June 01, 1996

Lone Mothers and Work
This paper studies the employment rates of lone mothers in the UK as well as the factors influencing these statistics.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• The Joseph Rowntree Foundation • May 1996

Lone Mothers, Employment, and Well-Being
This paper examines the causes of economic and material hardship for lone mothers in the UK.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• The Joseph Rowntree Foundation • September 01, 1997

Young Men's Attitudes to Gender and Work
This paper surveys young men's attitudes, experiences, and beliefs about the labour market, educational attainment, and male and female employment roles and responsibilities.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• The Joseph Rowntree Foundation • May 01, 1999

Child Poverty and its Consequences
This paper looks at trends in child poverty and the impact family poverty has on children's outcomes and on the liklihood of future disadvantage.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• The Joseph Rowntree Foundation • March 01, 1999

Combining Self-Employment and Family Life
This paper discusses the work-family balance of self-employed parents, and examines their working arrangements, use of childcare, and factors influencing their employment choices.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• The Joseph Rowntree Foundation • June 01, 2003

The Effect of Parents' Employment on Outcomes for Children
This paper studies parental employment, and the impact it has on children due to the resulting decrease in parental time.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• The Joseph Rowntree Foundation • March 01, 2001

A Man's Place in the Home: Fathers and Family in the UK
This report looks at family structure, public policies dealing with fatherhood issues, the importance of fathers and of their role as caregivers and providers, and a variety of barriers to active fatherhood.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• The Joseph Rowntree Foundation • April 01, 2000

Effects of Higher Minimum Wages on Teen Employment and School Enrollment
This study provides evidence that, overall, increasing the minimum wage would lead to increased levels of employment and slightly decreased school enrollment for teenagers.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Joint Center for Poverty Research • July 2000

Does the Loss of Welfare Income Increase the Risk of Involvement with the Child Welfare System?
This paper demonstrates that a decline in welfare benefits is associated with an increased likelihood of a family's involvement with the child welfare system.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• The Joint Center for Poverty Research • January 01, 1999

The Role of the Family in Determining Youth Employment
This paper demonstrates that high parental income, parental provision of an allowance, parental employment, height, and minority background are all factors associated with an adolescent’s decision to work fewer hours or not to work at all.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Joint Center for Poverty Research • November 1999

Parental Job Loss and Early Adolescent Adjustment in Black and White Families
This study uses data from the National Educational Longitudinal Survey to assess the impact of parental job loss on adolescents' academic achievement, school attendance, and psychological adjustment.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies • February 2002

Before and After Welfare Reform: The Work and Well-Being of Low-Income Single Parent Families
This paper addresses the income, employment characteristics, financial status, and demographic trends in poor homes both before and after welfare reform.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Institute for Women’s Policy Research • June 01, 2003

Women’s Work Supports, Job Retention, and Job Mobility: Child Care and Employer-Provided Health Insurance Help Women Stay on Jobs
This study examines factors that affect the rate of job turnover among low-income working women.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Institute for Women's Policy Research • November 2004

Women and the Economy: Recent Trends in Job Loss, Labor Force Participation, and Wages
This report provides statistical information pertaining to recent trends in women's economic status and labour force participation.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Institute for Women's Policy Research • October 2004

Mother's Employment and the Use of Childcare in the United Kingdom
This paper investigates current childcare policies in the United Kingdom and explores the relationship between childcare and maternal employment.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• The Institute for Fiscal Studies • October 01, 2001

Eradicating Child Poverty in Britain: Welfare Reform and Children since 1997
Child poverty has become a social concern in Great Britain due to the growth of single-parent homes, earning inequalities, and unemployment.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• The Institute For Fiscal Studies • May 03, 2001

Understanding the Early Years: Early Childhood Development in Hampton/Sussex, New Brunswick
Using data from the the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), this report seeks to explain children's outcomes in terms of family background, family processes, and community factors.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Human Resources Development Canada • April 01, 2003

A Portrait of Well-Being in Early Adulthood
This study uses measures such as financial self-sufficiency, educational attainment, health behaviours and civic involvement to gauge the well-being of 25-year-olds in the United States.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Child Trends • October 2003

The Dynamics of Childhood Poverty
This paper explores trends in child poverty, the demographics of children living in poverty, and the duration of poverty.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• The Future of Children • Summer/Fall 1997

Outcomes for Youths with Serious Emotional Disturbance in Secondary School and Early Adulthood
This article describes the school performance, social experiences, employment patterns, and independence levels of students with serious emotional disturbances.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• The Future of Children • Summer/Fall 1995

Teenage Childbearing
This paper looks at the increasing rates of teenage pregnancies in the US and explores the effect that this trend has on adolescent girls and their infants.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• The Future of Children • 1992

Demographic Change and the Life Circumstances of Immigrant Children
This article presents statistical information pertaining to the cultural, social, family, economic, and housing circumstances of various minority immigrant groups living in the United States.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• The Future of Children • Summer 2004

Economic and Labour Market Trends
This article examines changes in economic and labour market trends in the United States as they affect the well-being of low-income, immigrant working families and their children.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• The Future of Children • Summer 2004

Why has the gender wage gap narrowed?
The article examines factors that are narrowing the wage gap between the genders in the labour market.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Statistics Canada • Spring 2011

Marriage and Economic Well Being: The Economy of the Family Rises or Falls with Marriage
The study ties the continuance of marriage to improved economic circumstances including more wealth and less poverty for families, children, and society.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Family Research Council • May 2011

Aboriginal education in Quebec: A benchmarking exercise
This article looks at what can be done to address the high drop-out rate among Aboriginal high-school students in Quebec.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• C.D. Howe Institute • April 2011

Where is the Money Now: The State of Canadian Household Debt as Conditions for Economic Recovery Emerge
This report examines Canadians’ household wealth and indebtedness and explores the average Canadian’s perspective on debt and saving.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Certified General Accountants Association of Canada • May 2010

Dynamic Benefits Towards welfare that works
This executive summary provides highlights from a report on the rise of poverty and worklessness in the United Kingdom.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Centre for Social Justice • 2009

A Decade of Mixed Blessings: Urban and Suburban Poverty in Census 2000
This paper examines rates of urban and suburban poverty in the United States during the 1990s; a period of rapid economic growth and declining unemployment rates.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• The Brookings Institute • August 2002

Work, Income and Material Hardship After Welfare Reform
This report examines the employment trends, income, and material hardship of women who have previously been on welfare.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Gerald Ford School of Public Policy • October 1999 (Revised January 2000)

Does it Pay to Work?
This paper investigates the actual economic benefit of employment and finds that high rates of taxation are creating disincentives to work.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• National Center for Policy Analysis • November 2002

Understanding the Early Years: Early Childhood Development in Niagara Falls, Ontario
Using data from the the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), this report seeks to explain children's outcomes in terms of family background, family processes, and community factors.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Human Resources Development Canada • June 01, 2003

The Self-Sufficiency Project at 36 Months: Effects on Children of a Program that Increased Parental Employment and Income
This paper reports the effects of a welfare-to-work program for the participants' children including effects on their income, ...
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Social Research and Demonstration Corporation • June 01, 2000

Voices of Canadians Seeking Work-Life Balance
Using Health Canada’s 2001 National Work-Life Conflict Study, this report presents data on the issue of work-life conflict and is a compilation of Canadian workers’ comments about how they feel about their daily stress as they try to balance work and family.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Human Resources Development Canada • January 01, 2003

Beyond Job Search or Basic Education: Rethinking the Role of Skills in Welfare Reform
This paper argues that a combination of skills, training, and job search assistance is the best approach to helping welfare recipients return to and stay at work.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Center for Law and Social Policy • April 01, 1998

Teens and TANF: How Adolescents Fare Under the Nation’s Welfare Program
This paper describes the history, main provisions, and impact of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), a welfare program focusing on financial assistance and employment for families living in poverty.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation • December 01, 2003

How Children Fare in Welfare Experiments Appears to Hinge on Income
This paper examines the impact of various welfare-to-work programs on children's emotional, behavioural, and educational outcomes.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Children’s Defense Fund • August 22, 2001

The Retirement Behavior of Married Couples: Evidence From the Spouse's Allowance
This paper examines the effects of the Spouse’s Allowance on the age at which couples retire, including how collection of the allowance by one spouse affects the retirement timing of the other spouse.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• University of California, Davis and University of Toronto • March 01, 1999

Recommendations for Improved Outreach to Noncustodial Parents: A Report to the State of Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
This report outlines recommendations for increasing the participation of noncustodial parents in education, training, and employment programs.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Center for Fathers, Families, and Public Policy • February 2004

Barriers to Outreach and Recruitment of Noncustodial Parents: A Report to the State of Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
This report, which is based on the outcomes of focus group discussions, highlights some obstacles faced in motivating noncustodial parents to enroll in training and employment programs.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Center on Fathers, Families, and Public Policy • February 2004

Welfare Reform and Beyond: Making Work Work
This book examines the 1996 welfare reform and its effect on employment levels, focusing specifically on the impact welfare work regulations have on income, dependency, and state expenditures on social services.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Committee for Economic Development • 2000

Family Violence and Personal Safety: Women in Nova Scotia Part 3 of a Statistical Series
This paper examines spousal assault, violence, spousal homicide, and incidence of police reporting as well as women’s education, family life, paid and unpaid work, income and poverty.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status on Women • 2001

Preferred vs Actual Working Hours in Couple Households
This paper compares preferred working hours to actual hours of workers in couple households.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research • June 2005

Transitions to Retirement: A Review
This paper identifies major features in the transition from employment to retirement among older Australians.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research • April 2005

Effects of Family of Origin on Women’s and Men’s Workforce Involvement
This paper examines the effects of family background characteristics, such as parental education, home literacy environment, maternal and paternal employment, parental income, family size, parental divorce, parental age, immigration status, and geographic location, on men and women's labour force participation.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research • September 2004

Trends in Women’s Labour Force Participation in Australia: 1984-2002
This paper analyses the dynamics of women's labour force participation in Australia in the 1980s and 1990s.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research • September 2004

The Extent and Consequences of Underemployment in Australia
This paper examines the extent of underemployment in Australia, and its effects on income, welfare reliance, and personal perception of well-being.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research • August 2004

Gender and Work Hours Transitions in Australia: Drop Ceilings and Trap-Door Floors
This paper analyses the challenges faced by employees, particularly women with children, in transition from full-time to part-time employment, and vice versa.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research • July 2004

Health Status and Labour Force Participation: Evidence from the HILDA Data
This paper examines the relationship between health and workforce participation for men and women of working age in Australia.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research • March 2004

The Effects of Changes in Family Composition and Employment Patterns on the Distribution of Income in Australia: 1982 to 1997-1998
This paper documents an increase in private income inequality in Australia since the 1980s and examines various family-related factors that have contributed to this.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research • July 2003

Wage and Employment Rates in New Zealand from 1991 to 2001
This paper presents information on the wage and employment rates of single parents, single men, single women, married men, and married women in New Zealand.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research • May 2003

Simulating the Behavioural Effects of Welfare Reforms among Sole Parents in Australia
This paper uses simulation techniques to compare the effects of actual and hypothetical welfare policies on the employment decisions of single parents in Australia.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research • June 2001

The Growth of Jobless Households in Australia
This paper examines household and individual rates of unemployment in Australia in the 1990s.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research • May 2001

Work, Welfare, and Family Well-Being
This paper examined how post-welfare employment affects parental self-esteem, parenting skills, health and stress levels.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Mathematica Policy Research • July 13, 2007

Australian Social Trends 1999: Family - Family Functioning: Looking After the Children
This report calculates the time parents spend being involved in their child's care and related activities.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Australian Bureau of Statistics • January 26, 2000

The Retirement Age in Quebec: A Worrying Situation
This brief examines the prospect of labour and economic difficulties arising from low levels of labour force participation by older workers in Quebec and the trend towards early retirement in the province.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Montreal Economic Institute • June 2007

Household Responses to Individual Shocks: Disability and Labor Supply
This article examines the effects that individual shock like jobloss and disability have on the economic wellbeing of households.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Canadian Labour Market and Skills Researcher Network • May 2009

Life Satisfaction of Working-Age Women With Disabilities
This article looks at disabled adult women in Canada ages 25 to 54, measuring life satisfaction accross three main levels; daily activity, quality of relationships and health.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Statistics Canada • March 8, 2010

Low Income Cut-Offs for 2008 and Low Income Measures for 2007.
This publication incorporates a detailed description of how low income cut-offs are updated and how low income measures are decided upon.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Statistics Canada • June 2009

Fragile Families One Year Later: Oakland California
This paper examines the characteristics of unwed parents in Oakland, California and the degree to which they are economically stable.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Public Policy Institute of California • October 01, 2002

The Effects of Children with Disabilities on Mothers Exits from Welfare
This paper examines the effect of child disability on single mothers' ability to leave welfare and return to work.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Joint Center for Poverty Research • September 20-21, 2001

Barriers to the Employment of Welfare Recipients
This paper studies the extent to which welfare-reliant single mothers experience barriers to employment such as poor physical or mental health, domestic violence, a lack of transportation, low skill, and substance abuse problems.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Population Studies Center • June 2002

Effects of Welfare Reform on Teenage Parents and their Children
This article discusses the effectiveness of the Teenage Parent Welfare Demonstration, a welfare-to-work program for teenage mothers.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• The Future of Children • Summer/Fall 1995

Public Attitudes Toward Low-Income Families and Children: Circumstances Dictate Public Views of Government Assistance
This report discusses recent research about public attitudes toward low-income families.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• National Center for Children in Poverty • October 2003

Mothers’ Labor Supply in Fragile Families: The Role of Child Health
This paper examines the extent to which unwed mothers' ability to work is affected by poor child health.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Center for Research on Child Wellbeing • December 01, 2003

Child Support Distribution and Disbursement
This report reviews the changes to child support distribution that came as a result of the 1996 welfare reform laws in the United States.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Center for Law and Social Policy • October 01, 2000

Australian Social Trends 1994: Family - Living Arrangements: Lone Fathers With Dependent Children
This document highlights Australian statistics on the labour force participation and housing arrangements of single fathers with dependant children.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Australian Bureau of Statistics • February 22, 2001

Fathers, Work and Family Life
This paper examines common views on the roles and responsibilities of fathers in regards to employment, caregiving, and providing financially for their families.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• The Joseph Rowntree Foundation • June 01, 1999

Teenage Childbearing and Its Life Cycle Consequences: Exploiting a Natural Experiment
This study compares the outcomes of teenage mothers to those who became pregnant as teenagers, miscarried, and delayed childbearing until adulthood.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Joint Center for Poverty Research • August 1999

Domestic Violence and Economic Well-Being Of Current and Former Welfare Recipients
This study demonstrates that domestic violence may affect women's job stability and, as a result, their income and ability to provide for themselves.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Michigan Program on Poverty and Social Welfare Policy • June 28, 2002

Does it Pay Both Spouses to Work?
This paper explores the economic benefit of having both spouses employed and contributing to the household income.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• National Center for Policy Analysis • May 2003

Breakthrough Britain: Economic Dependence and Worklessness (ie: Unemployment)
This continuation of the Breakthrough Britain series examines the situation in Britain with respect to unemployment (which the report calls worklessness) and unemployment benefits.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Centre for Social Justice • July 2007

Events that Trigger Poverty Entries and Exits
This paper discusses factors contributing to entry into or exit out of poverty, including household composition and employment status.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Joint Center for Poverty Research • December 2002

Young People's Access to Home Ownership
This paper examines the characteristics of Canadians aged 25-39 who are most likely to own a home.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Statistics Canada • October 23, 2007

Women in Canada: Work Chapter Updates
This report gives an overview of women's participation in the Canadian workforce in 2007.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Statistics Canada, Social and Aboriginal Statistics Division • April 20, 2007

Breakthrough Britain: Serious Personal Debt
This 2007 British State of the Nation report offers policy alternatives to change the culture of Britain with respect to peronal debt.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Centre for Social Justice • July 2007

Work-life balance of shift workers
This article examines the work-life balance of Canadian full-time shift workers between the ages of 19 and 64.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Statistics Canada • August 2008

How Do Families and Unattached Individuals Respond to Layoffs? Evidence from Canada
Utilizing longitudinal data this study found that in families with no children of working age where a husband is laid off, wives increase their labour supply, offsetting lost income by one fifth.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Statistics Canada, Business and Labour Market Analysis Division • February 2008

A State of the Nation Report from the Salvation Army
This report monitors social progress in New Zealand in five areas including children, crime and punishment, employment, social hazards, and housing.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• The Salvation Army, Social Policy and Parliamentary Unity • February 2008

Earnings of Black and White Youth and Their Relation to Poverty
This paper examines the relationship between family poverty and youth employment for black and white families.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Institute for Research on Poverty • August 01, 1997

Youth Unemployment in Australia: A Contextual, Governmental, and Organisational Perspective
This paper examines rates of unemployment among Australia's youth, investigates some potential causes, identifies youth most at risk of being without a job, and discusses the costs of youth unemployment to both the individual and society.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• The Smith Family • November 01, 2003

Australian Social Trends 1996: Work - Paid Work: Youth Employment
This article looks at Australian statistics on youth employment, and discusses the industries that employ young people.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Australian Bureau of Statistics • January 12, 2001

How Effective are Child Care Subsidies in Reducing a Barrier to Work?
This paper discusses the costs of child care and looks at whether or not subsidies are effective for promoting employment among married and single mothers.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling • May 01, 1996

Families, Fertility, and Maternity Leave
This paper explores the causes of decreasing fertility and marriage rates and makes suggestions as to the development of public policy to address these concerns.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• The Centre for Independent Studies • September 16, 2002

Changing Fatherhood in the 21st Century: Incentives and Disincentives for Involved Parenting
This study investigates work- and family-related factors that act as incentives or disincentives to fathers' involvement in the lives of their children.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Center for Working Families • May 01, 2002

Growing up: School, Family and Area Influences on Adolescents’ Later Life Chances
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, this paper explores how the relationship between school, family, and location influences adolescents’ development and their adult economic outcomes.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion • September 01, 2001

Reducing Poverty: What has Worked, and What Should Come Next
This report suggests that Canada’s declining poverty rate and rising employment rate over the last decade have been assisted by positive policy initiatives.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• C.D. Howe Institute • October 2007

Unemployed Youth in South Africa: The Distressed Generation?
This paper examines the prevalence and consequences of youth unemployment in South Africa and discusses possible strategies to remedy the problem of high rates of youth unemployment.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Human Sciences Research Council • 2003

The Effect of Labor Market Changes from the Early 1970s to the Late 1980s on Youth Wage, Earnings, and Household Economic Position
This paper looks at the employment outcomes of high- and low-skilled youth in different economic periods.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Institute for Research on Poverty • September 01, 1998

Australian Social Trends 2001: Work - Under-Utilised Labour: Unemployment Trends and Patterns
This document explores the Australian rates of unemployment by age and geographic location, and compares these statistics to international unemployment rates.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Australian Bureau of Statistics • May 20, 2002

Boom Times a Bust: Declining Employment Among Less Educated Young Men
This paper examines employment rates of young males with a high school diploma or less.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• Center for Law and Social Policy • July 01, 2003

Children At Risk: State Trends 1990-2000
This comprehensive report provides a state-by-state analysis of changes in child well-being from 1990-2000.
• Category: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment
• The Annie E. Casey Foundation • August 01, 2002

Built to Last: Why Skills Matter for Long-Run Success in Welfare Reform
This report discusses the association between education and better jobs, and criticizes the restrictions placed on education by the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families welfare reform program.
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