Kelly S Mikelson
Biographic Data
| ID | 207034 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kelly S Mikelson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kelly S |
| FAMILY NAME | Mikelson |
| SIGNATURE | MIKELSON K S |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at Austin |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 104 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
He Said, She Said: Comparing Mother and Father Reports of Father Involvement
This study compares mother and father reports of fathers' involvement, including frequency of involvement and emotional involvement, with their child and examines demographic and social factors that predict the discrepancy in father and mother reports. Using matched pairs of parents (n = 2,058) from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing data, this study finds that father and mother reports of fathers' involvement differ significantly. For exam…
Pathways to work for low‐income workers: The effect of work in the temporary help industry
This paper provides new evidence to inform the policy debate about the effect of a newly important industry—the temporary help industry—on the labor market outcomes of low‐income workers and those workers who are at risk of being on public assistance. The core issue of whether temporary help work harms the long‐term prospects of disadvantaged individuals depends critically on the alternatives available to the worker. Temporary employment results …
Distinctive African American Names: An Experimental, Historical, and Linguistic Analysis of Innovation
Many African American parents create unique names for their children. Although in the United States there are no formal rules limiting the sounds parents may combine in creating a child's name, innovative names are not simply free-floating imaginative acts; they actually incorporate certain implicit practices found in the culture of both Whites and African Americans. Consequently, on hearing an innovative name, a stranger usually can guess the se…
Distinctive African American Names: An Experimental, Historical, and Linguistic Analysis of Innovation
Many African American parents create unique names for their children. Although in the United States there are no formal rules limiting the sounds parents may combine in creating a child's name, innovative names are not simply free-floating imaginative acts; they actually incorporate certain implicit practices found in the culture of both Whites and African Americans. Consequently, on hearing an innovative name, a stranger usually can guess the se…
He Said, She Said: Comparing Mother and Father Reports of Father Involvement
This study compares mother and father reports of fathers' involvement, including frequency of involvement and emotional involvement, with their child and examines demographic and social factors that predict the discrepancy in father and mother reports. Using matched pairs of parents (n = 2,058) from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing data, this study finds that father and mother reports of fathers' involvement differ significantly. For exam…
Pathways to work for low‐income workers: The effect of work in the temporary help industry
This paper provides new evidence to inform the policy debate about the effect of a newly important industry—the temporary help industry—on the labor market outcomes of low‐income workers and those workers who are at risk of being on public assistance. The core issue of whether temporary help work harms the long‐term prospects of disadvantaged individuals depends critically on the alternatives available to the worker. Temporary employment results …
Distinctive African American Names: An Experimental, Historical, and Linguistic Analysis of Innovation
Many African American parents create unique names for their children. Although in the United States there are no formal rules limiting the sounds parents may combine in creating a child's name, innovative names are not simply free-floating imaginative acts; they actually incorporate certain implicit practices found in the culture of both Whites and African Americans. Consequently, on hearing an innovative name, a stranger usually can guess the se…
Pathways to work for low‐income workers: The effect of work in the temporary help industry
This paper provides new evidence to inform the policy debate about the effect of a newly important industry—the temporary help industry—on the labor market outcomes of low‐income workers and those workers who are at risk of being on public assistance. The core issue of whether temporary help work harms the long‐term prospects of disadvantaged individuals depends critically on the alternatives available to the worker. Temporary employment results …
He Said, She Said: Comparing Mother and Father Reports of Father Involvement
This study compares mother and father reports of fathers' involvement, including frequency of involvement and emotional involvement, with their child and examines demographic and social factors that predict the discrepancy in father and mother reports. Using matched pairs of parents (n = 2,058) from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing data, this study finds that father and mother reports of fathers' involvement differ significantly. For exam…
African history and culture analysis (1 works) · Business (1 works) · Demographic economics (1 works) · Developmental psychology (1 works) · Disadvantaged (1 works) · Economic growth (1 works) · Economics (1 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (1 works) · Engineering (1 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (1 works)