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Title: Economic Consequences of Divorce for Children
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1. Emery, Robert E.
Rogers, Karen Coulter
Economic Consequences of Divorce for Children
Working Paper, Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, 1990
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79
Publisher: Department of Psychology , University of Virginia
Keyword(s): Children; Divorce; Fathers, Absence; Household Composition; Welfare

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Paper analyzes economic change over time according to family status and the economic consequences of separation/divorce for the children in the sample. The research asks two basic question: 1. What are the economic consequences of divorce for children in this sample? We are examining this by doing an event history analysis, looking at changes and income before and after the event of separation. Also of interest are economic selection into divorce and the economic consequences of remarriage. 2. The second question concerns economic change and children\'s adjustment. We are examining the economic changes described above as predictors of children\'s adjustment 1986 assessments.
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Emery, Robert E. and Karen Coulter Rogers. "Economic Consequences of Divorce for Children." Working Paper, Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, 1990.