This paper uses data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics and its 1997 Child Development Supplement to examine the mediating pathways of family income on children's well-being. Two sets of mediating factors are examined in line with two dominating perspectives in the literature: (1) human...

We investigate in this paper the extent to which families receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) differ from other families in mental health and the way they organize their time, manage their households, and spend their money. Our data come from two nationally-representative...