Baby-less Recovery? After the Great Recession U.S. Women Avoided Unintended Births

Fertility tends to fall during recessions and rebound as the economy recovers, but the expected recovery in U.S. fertility following

Is Increasing In-Prison Visitation the Key to Rehabilitation? Research Says Probably Not

Incarceration separates millions of families each year worldwide, but we have limited knowledge on prison visitation’s effects on the outcomes

While recent research has focused on intergenerational persistence in education, income, and wealth, much less is known about how mental

Many countries face low fertility rates, which can threaten the sustainability of old-age pension systems. Developed countries have introduced new

Using sensitive data, in new work published in the Journal of Human Resources, Benjamin Meadows examined how documented immigrants versus

A major concern of parents of young children is when and to what school they should send their kids. The

In the developing world missing work due to illness often means poor families struggle. Since few jobs offer paid sick

When a teen mom brings a baby into the home, there might be effects on her younger siblings, but conducting

Parents often think about their child’s future success when they consider waiting for them to start school, but a child’s

In 1996 federal welfare reform replaced the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program, the oldest welfare program for