The War On Poverty has been a disaster for black kids. 2x kids living with unmarried mom. bit.ly/1alPWKB http://t.co/Cwi4C5NtHz—
Old Whig (@aClassicLiberal) April 12, 2015
What happened to black family formation in the 1970s?
22 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of love and marriage, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, occupational choice Tags: child poverty, economics of the family, family poverty, single mothers, single parents
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
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.
Proportion of births out of wedlock, 2011, Anglo-Saxon countries
20 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in gender, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, population economics Tags: economics of fertility, economics of the family, single mothers, single parents
Figure 1: Proportion of births out of wedlock, 2011, Anglo-Saxon countries
Source: OECD family database; no data for Ireland.
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.
In which Anglo-Saxon country is full-time work not enough to escape family poverty on the minimum wage?
07 Jun 2015 1 Comment
in labour economics, minimum wage, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, population economics, poverty and inequality, welfare reform Tags: earned income tax credit, poverty traps, single parents, taxation and the labour supply, welfare state
Figure 1: Weekly working hours needed at minimum-wage to move above a 50% relative poverty line after taxes, mandatory social or private contributions payable by workers, and family benefits for lone parent with two children, Anglo-Saxon countries, 2013
Which Anglo-Saxon country has the largest after-tax pay increase after a minimum wage increase?
06 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in labour economics, minimum wage, welfare reform Tags: poverty traps, single parents, taxation and the labour supply, welfare reform, welfare state
Figure 1: Net gain after income taxes, Social Security contributions and benefit reductions after a 5% minimum wage increase for a lone parent family
The living arrangements of American children
01 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in population economics Tags: economics of the family, marriage and divorce, single parents
The family arrangements of US children in 2014 family-studies.org/more-than-60-o… http://t.co/qMEj5pM8iz—
Inst. Family Studies (@FamStudies) February 02, 2015
The family arrangements of US children in 2014, by parents' education family-studies.org/more-than-60-o… http://t.co/FG7vnORl5P—
Inst. Family Studies (@FamStudies) February 02, 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
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 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
Child poverty and single parenthood
13 May 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of love and marriage, gender, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice, poverty and inequality, welfare reform Tags: child poverty, economics of marriage, family poverty, marriage and divorce, single mothers, single parents, welfare reform
Over half of all births to young adults in the U.S. now occur outside of marriage. bit.ly/1qONO10 http://t.co/KXl4sFd122—
Isabel Sawhill (@isawhill) September 17, 2014
Despite forgoing #marriage, young Americans are not forgoing parenthood. bit.ly/1sMG2bJ http://t.co/1aSELaJlfg—
Isabel Sawhill (@isawhill) October 31, 2014
Despite forgoing #marriage, young Americans are not forgoing #parenthood. bit.ly/1xLa1AJ http://t.co/fetnPAiCPG—
Isabel Sawhill (@isawhill) October 13, 2014
Almost 60% of births to women with only a high school degree occur out of wedlock. bit.ly/1sMG2bJ http://t.co/zomTFjZwA2—
Isabel Sawhill (@isawhill) October 14, 2014
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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