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1. Phipps, Shelley
Comparing the Economic Well-Being of Children in Lone-Mother Families in Canada, Norway and the U.S.
Policy Options 19 (September 1998): 10-13
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79
Publisher: Institute for Research on Public Policy
Keyword(s): Accidents; Benefits; Birthweight; Canada, Canadian; Canadian National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY); Child Health; Children; Children, Well-Being; Cigarette Use (see Smoking); Cross-national Analysis; Economic Well-Being; Household Composition; Injuries; Norway, Norwegian; Obesity; Parents, Single; Poverty; State Welfare; Statistics Norway Health Survey; Taxes; Weight

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In Canada, we know that children living with lone parents are, on average, worse off than other children, both in financial terms and in terms of outcomes such as psychiatric disorders, school performance and social problems. Is this also true in other countries? Are children living with lone parents always worse off? Are they as much worse off as they are in Canada? This paper compares policies and outcomes for children living with lone parents in Canada, the United States and Norway. The US is a country with programs that are relatively similar to those available in Canada while Norway is a country with programs that are quite different -- both in terms of the total expenditure and in terms of nature of the programs offered. Evidence presented in this paper is drawn from a much larger study prepared for Canadian Policy Research Network and Human Resources Development Canada entitled "The Best Mix of Policies for Canada's Children: An International Comparison of Policies and Outcomes for Young Children." The "Best Mix" project used micro data from the Statistics Canada National Longitudinal Study of Children and Youth, the Statistics Norway Health Survey, the US National Survey of Children and micro data from the Luxembourg Income Study.
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Phipps, Shelley. "Comparing the Economic Well-Being of Children in Lone-Mother Families in Canada, Norway and the U.S." Policy Options 19 (September 1998): 10-13.