Families who live in poverty face disadvantages that can hinder their children's development
in many ways, write Greg Duncan, Katherine Magnuson, and Elizabeth Votruba-Drzal. As …

Evidence increasingly shows that changes to social security policies can affect population
mental health. Thus, in the context of rising burden of mental illness, it is of major importance …

California's paid family leave (PFL) policy improved mothers' labor market outcomes,
however, the health impacts of this program are less studied. I compare child and parental …

I study the impact of a universal child benefit on fertility and maternal labor supply. I exploit
the unanticipated introduction of a sizable child benefit in Spain in 2007. Following a …

This chapter reviews the conceptual and empirical linkages between poverty and parenting,
focuses on the economic dimension of poverty at the family rather than the neighborhood …

Income may improve child outcomes through two mechanisms: as a direct input into health
and education, or indirectly, by reducing household financial stress. We exploit policy …

Handbook of Parenting Page 1 Page 2 Handbook of Parenting Volume 4 Social Conditions
and Applied Parenting Page 3 Handbook of Parenting Second Edition Volume 4 Social …

Recent proposals to expand the Child Tax Credit (CTC) are at the center of current policy
discussions in the United States. We study the fiscal cost of three such proposals that would …

Introduction Food insecurity—the inadequate access to food due to financial constraints—
affects 1 in 6 households in Canada, with serious health implications. Family benefit …

Refundable tax credits and food assistance are the largest transfer programs available to
able-bodied working poor and near-poor families in the United States, and simultaneous …