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Title: The Effect of Human Capital on the Economic Status of Women Immediately Following Divorce or Separation
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Mauldin, Teresa A. |
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The Effect of Human Capital on the Economic Status of Women Immediately Following Divorce or Separation Ph.D. Dissertation, The Ohio State University, 1985 Cohort(s): Young Women Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning Keyword(s): Divorce; Earnings; Educational Attainment; Family Income; Health/Health Status/SF-12 Scale; Human Capital Theory; Marital Disruption; Mothers, Race; Poverty Human capital theory and comparative advantage theory were used to develop regression models to explain the effect of work-related human capital on the per capita family income of women immediately following divorce or separation, controlling for background variables. It was hypothesized that work-related human capital, as measured by education, occupational status (as a proxy for work experience), and job training, would increase a woman's per capita income following marital disruption. It was further hypothesized that a negative attitude toward women working and poor health would decrease a woman's per capita income following marital disruption. It was also hypothesized that the effect of work-related human capital on per capita income would differ between women who were non-poor prior to and following disruption and women who were non-poor prior to disruption but poor following disruption and between women who were poor prior to and following marital disruption and women who were poor prior to marital disruption but non-poor following marital disruption. A sample of women who experienced marital disruption for the first time was drawn from the NLS of Young Women. Per capita family income was associated with education and occupational status. Among the control variables, current employment status, presence of children under 6 years old and race were significant. For the women who were non-poor prior to disruption and poor following disruption (non-poor/poor) an increase in occupational status actually decreased per capita income. In addition, lower educational achievement among the non-poor/poor women reduced the positive effect of education on per capita family income. Educational attainment also differentially affected the per capita family income of women who were poor prior to and following marital disruption and the women who were poor prior to marital disruption and non-poor following marital disruption with the latter group benefit ing more from their human capital. The results of this study indicated the importance of the stock of work-related human capital possessed by women who are maritally disrupted. Education and occupational status (as a proxy for work experience) had a significant impact on a woman's ability to provide for her family immediately following marital disruption. |
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Mauldin, Teresa A. The Effect of Human Capital on the Economic Status of Women Immediately Following Divorce or Separation. Ph.D. Dissertation, The Ohio State University, 1985. |