Five-Year Effects of an Anti-Poverty Program on Marriage among Never-Married Mothers

Autor/inn/en	Gassman-Pines, Anna; Yoshikawa, Hirokazu
Titel	Five-Year Effects of an Anti-Poverty Program on Marriage among Never-Married Mothers
Quelle	In: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 25 (2006) 1, S.11-30 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0276-8739
DOI	10.1002/pam.20154
Schlagwörter	Probability; Marriage; Income; Mothers; Depression (Psychology); Control Groups; Welfare Services; Poverty; Program Effectiveness; Goal Orientation; Employment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie; Ehe; Einkommen; Mother; Mutter; Fürsorgeeinrichtung; Armut; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Dienstverhältnis
Abstract	Using data from an experimental evaluation of the New Hope project, an anti-poverty program that increased employment and income, this study examined the effects of New Hope on entry into marriage among never-married mothers. Among never-married mothers, New Hope significantly increased rates of marriage. Five years after random assignment, 21 percent of women assigned to the New Hope condition were married, compared to 12 percent of those assigned to the control group. The New Hope impact on marriage was robust to variations in model specification. The program also increased income, wage growth, and goal efficacy among never-married mothers, and decreased depression. In non-experimental analyses, income and earnings were associated with higher probability of marriage and material hardship was associated with lower probability of marriage. (Author).
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