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Title: How Much Does Additional Income Help Children?
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Mayer, Susan E. |
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How Much Does Additional Income Help Children? Policy Briefing, Washington DC: U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, July 11, 1997. Also: http://www.jcpr.org/additional.html Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79 Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office Keyword(s): Adolescent Fertility; Behavioral Problems; Children, Well-Being; High School Dropouts; Income Dynamics/Shocks; Income Level; Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT- Math); Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT); Pregnancy, Adolescent Research on the effect of income on children's life chances suggests that small changes in living standards might not hurt children much. Harm from a short term decline in living standards could eventually be offset if parental work eventually leads to higher wages, or if it sets a good example for the children. But little research suggests that either of these scenarios is likely for long-term welfare recipients. |
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Mayer, Susan E. "How Much Does Additional Income Help Children?" Policy Briefing, Washington DC: U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, July 11, 1997. |