on aggregate health expenditures, but mothers saw reduced preventative care and increased mental health treatment …

despite reduced transfers. We find precise zero effects on total health expenditures for both mothers and children. However …How does welfare affect the prosperity of mothers and their children? We study this question using a Canadian welfare … reform and by linking administrative welfare records to tax returns, nearly all medical spending, and children's educational …

effects, and test for the potential endogeneity of child health. Mothers with children in poor health are 5 percentage points …We estimate the effects of having a child in poor health on the mother's receipt of both cash assistance and in …-kind public support in the form of food, health care, and shelter. We control for a rich set of covariates, include state fixed …

effects, and test for the potential endogeneity of child health. Mothers with children in poor health are 5 percentage points …We estimate the effects of having a child in poor health on the mother's receipt of both cash assistance and in …-kind public support in the form of food, health care, and shelter. We control for a rich set of covariates, include state fixed …