Five‐year effects of an anti‐poverty program on marriage among never‐married mothers

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11680700
AutoresAnna Gassman‐pine (0000-0003-0608-6813, New York University, autor de correspondencia), Anna Gassman‐Pines, Hirokazu Yoshikawa (0000-0001-5607-8526, New York University)
Año2005
Volumen25
Número1
Páginas11-30
Fecha de publicación2005-11-23
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Policy Analysis and Management (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0276-8739 • E-ISSN: 1520-6688
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/pam.20154
OpenAlexW2116080315
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas18
Referencias citadas30

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. © 2006 by the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management

Demographic economics · Earnings · Economic growth · Economics · Family income · Labour economics · Marital status · Population · Poverty · Public assistance · Random assignment · Sociology · Wage · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Medicine · Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges