The economics of non-marital childbearing and the "marriage premium for children".

Autor/inn/en	Kearney, Melissa S.; Levine, Phillip B.
Institution	National Bureau of Economic Research
Titel	The economics of non-marital childbearing and the "marriage premium for children". Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Die Ökonomie unehelicher Geburten und der 'Vorteil einer ehelichen Geburt für Kinder'.
Quelle	Cambridge, Mass. (2017), 54 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	NBER working paper. 23230
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie
DOI	10.3386/w23230
Schlagwörter	Sozialisation; Ehe; Ehefrau; Familie; Familienstruktur; Mutter; Kind; Bildungsabschluss; Armut; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Wirtschaftslage; Beschäftigungseffekt; Einkommenseffekt; Familieneinkommen; Ökonomische Determinanten; Qualifikation; Altersabhängigkeit; Auswirkung; Familienstand; Allein erziehende Mutter; USA
Abstract	"A large literature exists on the impact of family structure on children's outcomes, typically focusing on average effects. We build on this with an economic framework that has heterogeneous predictions regarding the potential benefit for children of married parents. We propose that the gains to marriage from a child's perspective depend on a mother's own level of resources, the additional net resources that her partner would bring, and the outcome-specific returns to resources. Data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics are consistent with the heterogeneous predictions of this framework. In terms of high school completion or avoiding poverty at age 25, the 'marriage premium for children' is highest for children of mothers with high school degrees and mothers in their early/mid-20s. For the more advanced outcomes of college completion or high income at age 25, the marriage premium is monotonically increasing with observed maternal age and education." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2017/3