Figure 1: child poverty rates in couple families by employment status, Anglo-Saxon countries, 2010
Source: OECD Family Database; Poverty thresholds are set at 50% of the median income of the entire population.
The impact of parental employment on child poverty in couple families, Anglo-Saxon countries
21 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of love and marriage, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, population economics, poverty and inequality, welfare reform Tags: Australia, British economy, Canada, child poverty, economics of families, family poverty, Ireland, labour force participation, single parents
The impact of single parent employment on child poverty rates, Anglo-Saxon countries
20 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in labour economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, poverty and inequality, welfare reform Tags: Australia, British economy, Canada, child poverty, economics of the family, family poverty, female labour force participation rates, Ireland, maternal labour supply, single mothers, single parents
Figure 1: Child poverty rate by employment status of single parent, Anglo-Saxon countries, 2010
Source: OECD Family Database; Poverty thresholds are set at 50% of the median income of the entire population.
Trends in what drives single motherhood
11 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
Divorce used to be biggest engine of single parenthood in America. No more. It's nonmarital childbearing cc@davidfrum http://t.co/J5yZtUukNW—
W Bradford Wilcox (@WilcoxNMP) June 10, 2015
Household energy price inflation in New Zealand
09 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in energy economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: child poverty, consumer price index, CPI inflation, energy prices, family poverty, fuel poverty, power prices
Energy prices seem to have been roaring ahead of consumer prices since the first quarter of 2001. Maybe that is a major contributor to fuel poverty in New Zealand and material deprivation among more poor households in the winter. What gives?
Figure 1: ratio of household energy price index to consumer price index – all groups, March quarter 1995 – March quarter 2015, base = 1995
Source: Statistics New Zealand Infoshare.
Figure 2: Household energy price index and consumer price index – all groups, March quarter 1975 – March quarter 2015, base = 1995
Source: Statistics New Zealand Infoshare.
New Zealand does rather well on many measures of poverty and inequality
05 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in labour economics, minimum wage, poverty and inequality, welfare reform Tags: child poverty, family poverty, living wage, welfare state
Tough times? On #MayDay, compare % of low-paid #workers in yr country bit.ly/1EFrrV7 #LabourDay http://t.co/jNBrmjcom9—
(@OECD) May 01, 2015
Working for minimum wage? See how your country compares, then read oe.cd/mw2015 ( PDF) #wages http://t.co/DJsLYawtfw—
(@OECD) May 06, 2015
Family structure and children witnessing domestic violence
25 May 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, economics of love and marriage, law and economics Tags: child abuse, child poverty, domestic violence, economics of the family, marriage and divorce, single parents
Children's likelihood of witnessing domestic violence, by family structure (w/ controls) family-studies.org/children-in-si… http://t.co/V1YGUZTSTh—
Inst. Family Studies (@FamStudies) January 05, 2015
The employment rates of sole parents with kindergarten age children, OECD, 2011
24 May 2015 Leave a comment
in gender, labour economics, labour supply, welfare reform Tags: child poverty, economics of families, female labour force participation, paternal labour force participation, single parents
Figure 1: percentage of sole parents not working with youngest child aged 3-5, OECD, 2011
Source: OECD family database
Figure 2: percentage of sole parents part-time with youngest child aged 3-5, OECD, 2011
Source: OECD family database
The employment rates of sole parents with school age children, OECD, 2011
23 May 2015 Leave a comment
in gender, labour economics, labour supply, welfare reform Tags: child poverty, economics of families, female labour force participation, paternal labour force participation, single parents
Figure 1: percentage of sole parents working with youngest child aged 6-14, 2011
Source: OECD family database
Figure 2: percentage of sole parents working part0time with youngest child aged 6-14, 2011
Source: OECD family database
The employment rates of sole parents with toddlers, OECD, 2011
22 May 2015 Leave a comment
in gender, labour economics, labour supply, welfare reform Tags: child poverty, economics of families, female labour force participation, paternal labour force participation, single parents
Figure 1: percentage of sole parents with youngest child aged under two not working, 2011
Source: OECD family database
Figure 2: percentage of sole parents with youngest child aged under two working part-time, 2011
Source: OECD family database
Families with single mothers face the greatest risk of falling into deep poverty
20 May 2015 1 Comment
American families with single mothers face the greatest risk of falling into deep poverty: brook.gs/1IVXiTo http://t.co/dwLcQzvHkh—
Brookings (@BrookingsInst) May 13, 2015
The three S’s in family policy
18 May 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of education, gender, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice, poverty and inequality, welfare reform Tags: child poverty, economics of marriage, family poverty, female labour force participation, labour force participation, male labour force participation, marriage and divorce, single parents, welfare reform
Helpful distinctions for family thinking: structure, stability & strength (&.. how related) @inclusionist @mboteach http://t.co/zMi92WYUhi—
Richard V. Reeves (@RichardvReeves) January 13, 2015
The War on Poverty at 50
16 May 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, labour economics, labour supply, poverty and inequality, welfare reform Tags: 1996 US welfare reforms, child poverty, family poverty, war on poverty
The big drop .in both child poverty and poverty in general was after the 1996 welfare reforms.
via Chart Book: The War on Poverty at 50, Section 1 | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
The main drivers of child poverty
15 May 2015 Leave a comment
in applied welfare economics, economics of love and marriage, gender, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, population economics, welfare reform Tags: child poverty, economics of the family, family poverty, marriage and divorce, single mothers, single parents
CHART: Black Illegitimacy Rate Went from < 20% in 1950 to 75.2% in 2010. Has Obama ever mentioned that? http://t.co/1UBUQ5aLRi—
Mark J. Perry (@Mark_J_Perry) May 12, 2015
Quotation of the Day from Charles Murray http://t.co/Y8W6xGjRPO—
Mark J. Perry (@Mark_J_Perry) May 12, 2015
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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