This paper explores the potential benefit of enforcements in Child Support policies to child
mortality rates. Exploiting the sharp changes in Child Support laws across states and over …

Due to the preponderance of single mothers on public assistance, delinquent child support
has been a contentious political issue in the US We examine whether joint-child-custody …

At the end of the 1960s, the US divorce law underwent major changes and the divorce rate
almost doubled in all of the states. This paper shows that changes in property division …

One objective of child support schemes is to reduce the reliance of lone parents on
government transfers. I estimate the effect of receiving child support on the household …

This paper examines whether states' elimination of child support disregards for welfare
payments after welfare reform caused non-custodial parents to increase in-kind support. I …

A relatively large and growing body of literature in economics documents the positive
externalities of welfare programs on individuals' health outcomes (Cole & Currie, 1993; …

At the end of 1960, the US divorce law underwent major changes and the divorce rate
almost doubled in all of the states. In this paper I show that changes in divorce settlements …

O presente trabalho tem por objetivo analisar o status de saúde em países em vias de
desenvolvimento no período de 2000 a 2019, utilizando a taxa de mortalidade infantil como …

La mise en place récente, en France, d'un barème de pension alimentaire pour enfant, en
cas de séparation parentale, donne l'occasion de s' interroger sur les attendus d'un tel outil …

International evidence suggests that child support schemes provide a small but significant
contribution to the household income of lone parents and have modest success in reducing …