The Effect of Welfare and Child Support Policies on Union Formation

Author: Marcia Carlson, Irwin Garfinkel, Sara McLanahan, Ronald Mincy, Wendell Primus Publisher: Center for Research on Child Wellbeing Publication: Center for Research on Child Wellbeing Working Paper #02-10-FF Document Date:                  June 2002/October 2003 Category: Marriage > Family Attitudes Related Categories: Family Economics > Poverty Family Structure > Cohabitation/Common-Law Marriage Family Structure > Parental Marital Status Marriage > Marriage Rate Parenthood/Childrearing > Child support Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Absence Public Policy > Welfare    This paper investigates the effect that changing child support enforcement and welfare benefit eligibility policies have on family formation.  It suggests that changing welfare and child support policies may alter the attractiveness of marriage and/or single life for low-income parents. Click to read this article... (PDF) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link