Signing up new fathers: Do paternity establishment initiatives increase marriage, parental investment, and child well-being?

M Rossin-Slater - American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2017 - aeaweb.org
With nearly half of US births occurring out of wedlock, understanding how parents navigate
their relationship options is important. This paper examines the consequences of a large …

[PDF][PDF] Risky income, risky families: Marriage and divorce in a volatile labor market

C Santos, D Weiss - 2012 - econ.biu.ac.il
There has been a striking increase in American idiosyncratic labor income volatility since
1970, with little attention paid to the effects on families. The formation and dissolution of the …