Married men earn more than unmarried men. Previous research suggests that marriage itself causes some of the difference …, but includes few men who fathered children out of wedlock. This paper asks whether increasing marriage (and possibly … cohabitation) following a non-marital birth is likely to increase fathers’ earnings and labor supply. The analyses are based on a …

low income sample of parents, results suggest that the impact of cohabitation and marital dissolution on mental health are …

consequences of different stable unions (marriage and cohabitation) for child wellbeing. Results indicate that relationship quality … is the key determinant to both long-term cohabitation and marriage among unwed parents. Moreover, there are only slight … Wellbeing Study, I examine the determinants of long-term cohabitation among a recent group of unwed parents, and the …

low income sample of parents, results suggest that the impact of cohabitation and marital dissolution on mental health are …

Married men earn more than unmarried men. Previous research suggests that marriage itself causes some of the difference …, but includes few men who fathered children out of wedlock. This paper asks whether increasing marriage (and possibly … cohabitation) following a non-marital birth is likely to increase fathers’ earnings and labor supply. The analyses are based on a …

how the dynamics within families affect children. Family systems theory posits that parents’ couple relationship is …

transition to cohabitation or marriage with their child’s biological father experience declines in material hardship and that … those who transition to cohabitation or marriage with another man exhibit modest declines in both material hardship and …

cohabiting-parent families and then single mothers. Among unstable families, exits from marriage and cohabitation are associated …