A key policy question in evaluating social programs to address childhood poverty is how families receiving unconditional financial support would spend those funds. Economists have limited empirical evidence on this topic in the U.S. We provide causal estimates of financial and time investments...

[fre] L'accès à une première propriété : quels revenus considérer ? Analyse du "Panel Study of income dynamics ", . par Greg Duncan, Johanne Boisjoly et Sandra Hofferth.. . L'achat d'une maison ou d'un appartement constitue un événement économique important dans la vie des jeunes...

Mixing across racial and ethnic lines could spur understanding or inflame tensions between groups. We find that white students at a large state university randomly assigned African American roommates in their first year were more likely to endorse affirmative action and view a diverse student...

Although new mothers are more likely than ever to be in the labour force, the time around childbirth is a dynamic one, with women quitting work altogether or changing jobs to accommodate the demands of their infants. The passage of Family and Medical Leave legislation during the 1980s and early...