eventual marriage; and (2) lead initially unwed black mothers to hasten their next birth. The magnitudes of these effects are … time-to-first-marriage and time-to-next-birth among women whose first" child was born out of wedlock. We use twin births to … generate effectively random variation in welfare benefits among mothers within a state, which allows us to control for …

marriage, while increasing the probability of never having married. In general, for less advantaged teens, motherhood appears … surprisingly little evidence that births affected teens conceiving pre- and post-marriage differently …

children live with a never-married mother. Children of never-married mothers are more likely to drop out of high school, repeat … may be driven by other factors that affect marital status at birth, post-conception marriage decisions, and later child … outcomes, rather than causal effects of family structure. Given that changes in the availability of men in the marriage market …

We explore several problems in drawing causal inferences from cross-sectional relationships between marriage …, motherhood, and wages. We find that heterogeneity leads to biased estimates of the quot;directquot; effects of marriage and … motherhood on wages (i.e., effects net of experience and tenure); first-difference estimates reveal no direct effect of marriage …

Maternity and family leave policies enable mothers to take time off work to prepare for and recover from childbirth and …

mothers, but also of the next generation …

mothers, we find that: (1) the effect of fertility on labor supply is typically indistinguishable from zero at low levels of …

production, including time with children. In looking at family, we focus on mothers with children. Next we examine key challenges … faced by mothers as they seek to combine motherhood and paid work: workforce interruptions associated with childbearing, the … gendered norms play in shaping outcomes for mothers. We conclude by discussing policies that have the potential to increase …

, TN in 1990. NFP offers home visits conducted by nurses for disadvantaged first-time mothers during pregnancy and early …-enhanced parenting and early childhood skills. The NFP improves home investments, parenting attitudes and mental health for mothers of …