In this paper we ask how the diffusion of oral contraception to young unmarried women affected the number and maternal characteristics of children born to these women. Using census data, we find that early pill access led to an increase in the share of children whose mothers were married,...

The temporary 2021 expansion of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) was intended to reducechild poverty during the hardships of the COVID-19 pandemic. The expansion’s eliminationof an existing phase-in with earnings, however, potentially disincentivized labor supply, raisingconcerns that it would...

In this paper we ask how the diffusion of oral contraception to young unmarried women affected the number and maternal characteristics of children born to these women. Using census data, we find that early pill access led to an increase in the share of children whose mothers were married,...