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The effect of benefits on single motherhood in Europe
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Books/Printed Material |
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| Author | Gonzalez, Libertad. |
| Spatial Coverage | European Union Countries |
| Temporal Coverage | 2006 |
| Abstract | "This paper uses data from the eight waves of the European Community Household Panel (1994-2001) to estimate the impact of welfare benefits on the incidence of single motherhood and headship among young women across European countries. The regressions include country fixed effects as well as time trends that are allowed to vary by country, to account for fixed and trending unmeasured factors that could influence both benefit levels and family formation. The analysis also accounts for individual characteristics and labor market conditions. The results suggest that benefit levels have a small but significant positive effect on the prevalence of single mothers. An increase in yearly benefits of 1,000 euros is estimated to increase the incidence of single mother families by about 2 percent"--Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit web site. |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | IZA, |
| Publisher Place | Bonn, Germany |
| Part of Series | Catalog |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Employment European Union Countries Public Welfare Single Mothers |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Single mothers--Employment--European Union countries |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Public welfare--European Union countries |
| Subject Domain (in LCC) | HD5701 |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Book |
