Laura Cuesta
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 213558 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Laura Cuesta |
| PRENOMES | Laura |
| SOBRENOME | Cuesta |
| ASSINATURA | CUESTA L |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9240-7240 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 22 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 65 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 22 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2005 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 6 |
The Short-Term Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Single Mothers’ Income Sources and Economic Wellbeing
The economic downturn triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic caused widespread economic harm to families across the United States. Single-mother families with young children were particularly vulnerable to these negative effects as many were already in precarious economic positions. Given the harmful effects of economic deprivation in early childhood on children’s lifelong health and wellbeing, it is critical to understand whether the unprecedented s…
Child Support Receipt and Child Poverty Among Custodial-Mother Families in Chile and Colombia
Children living in custodial-mother families are disproportionately poor as compared to children living with both parents. Child support from the noncustodial father is associated with lower poverty rates among custodial-mother families, suggesting that policies to promote child support payments improve the economic well-being of these families. Yet, we do not know whether child support remains a protective factor against child poverty when other…
How much are fathers asked to contribute when children live with low-income mothers? New evidence from Colombia, Finland, Peru, Uruguay, and the United States
This article provides new exploratory information on child support amounts expected for non-resident fathers of children living with low-income, unemployed mothers in Colombia, Finland, Peru, the United States, and Uruguay. Using vignette data obtained through extensive interviews with judicial and social service personnel and child support experts, we investigated whether child support is expected and its amount when single mothers are unemploye…
Trends in child support receipt and regularity in the United States, 1996-2018
ObjectiveThis study examined trends in child support receipt and regularity in the U.S. from 1996 to 2018, as well as whether inequality in these child support outcomes has grown by mothers' education, marital status, and race.BackgroundChild support from noncustodial fathers is an important income source for custodial mothers. Yet, many custodial mothers do not receive any child support or receive irregular payments. Demographic, economic, and p…
Family issues and custodial mothers' quest for justice
Access to justice is limited for many worldwide. Although prior research generally recognizes the legal needs and barriers faced by women, less is known about mothers. This study examined the legal needs of mothers in different family configurations and the actions they took in response to these needs through the lens of help‐seeking theories. We used unique data from the 2016 Colombian Quality of Life Survey (QLS) to produce descriptive statisti…
How Is Child Support Regularity Associated with Custodial Mothers’ Employment? Evidence from the United States
Custodial mothers experience high rates of poverty and income volatility in the United States. Emerging evidence suggests that the regularity of child support is positively associated with the regularity of family income and ability to meet basic needs. However, we know little about how child support regularity matters for mothers’ employment. In this study, we examine the associations between child support regularity and custodial mothers’ emplo…
Does Couples’ Division of Labor Influence Union Dissolution? Evidence from Parents of Young Children in Chile
Understanding child support arrangements in Colombia
Child support policy in middle- and low-income countries
Little is known about government policies that regulate economic transfers between separated parents (child support) outside of high-income countries. This paper provides the first broad overview of child support policy and its outcomes in 37 middle- and low-income countries. Using a systematic literature review, we provide information on child support policies in these countries, considering institutional arrangements, procedures for determining…
The association between intimate partner violence and multiple partner fertility among Colombian women
Child Support Policy across High-Income Countries
We provide an overview of child support policy in high-income countries, highlighting differences in institutional arrangements, the amount of child support due, and the amount of child support received. We show that the United States expects high levels of child support from nonresident parents when compared to other countries, that noncompliance is a problem across countries, and that most European countries deal with nonpayment of child suppor…
Testing the Economic Independence Hypothesis
Despite the increasing proportion of single-mother families, the literature on union formation among unpartnered parents in Latin America is scant. Using a sample from a Chilean longitudinal survey ( N = 3,318), we estimated regression models to test associations between single mothers' economic resources in 2010 and coresidence with the biological father of their children in 2012. We also examined whether these associations differed in subgroups…
Nonstandard Work Schedules and Father Involvement Among Resident and Nonresident Fathers
ObjectiveThe authors examined associations between resident and nonresident fathers' nonstandard work schedules, work hours, and their level of involvement with their young children in the United States.BackgroundNonstandard work schedules may negatively impact father involvement either directly by reducing fathers' availability or indirectly by taking a toll on their well-being. Prior research on nonstandard schedules and father involvement has …
Child poverty and child support policy
The antipoverty effectiveness of child support
In this article we examine the role of child support in the economic well‐being of children in single‐parent families in Latin America. We use the Luxembourg Income Study wave IX and the 2012 Colombian Quality of Life Survey to answer three questions: (1) Are children in single‐parent families more likely to be poor than children in two‐parent families? (2) What is the relative importance of different income sources in the income packages of thes…
The Impact of Family Change on Income Poverty in Colombia and Peru
We examine families with children and the potential impact of changes in family structure on changes in income poverty between 2003 and 2012 in Colombia and Peru. Results show that although the types of families that are increasing-single-mother and cohabitingcouple families-are the ones most at risk economically, overall poverty did not increase. The story in both countries is one of declines in poverty being associated with improvement in econo…
Families at the Intersection of the Criminal Justice and Child Protective Services Systems
The prevalence of incarceration in the United States is increasingly well known. The prevalence of family involvement with child protective services (CPS) is less understood, though, and there is limited research examining links between incarceration and CPS involvement. Here, we describe the incidence and prevalence of incarceration and CPS involvement in the United States and outline reasons that the same individuals and families may be at risk…
The effect of child support on the labor supply of custodial mothers participating in Tanf
The Role of Child Support in the Economic Wellbeing of Custodial-Mother Families in Less Developed Countries
This article examines the extent to which child support is helping custodial-mother families move out of poverty or move closer to the poverty line in Colombia. Data come from the 2008 Quality of Life Survey, which provides information for 3,359 custodial-mother families. We calculate poverty rates and poverty gaps using both pre-child-support and post-child-support income, for all custodial-mother families and the subgroup of these families rece…
Child support and food insecurity among custodial-mother families in Colombia
In this study I examine the food insecurity experiences of custodial-mother families in Colombia and the extent to which child support receipt helps prevent uncertain or limited access to adequate food. Using data from the 2008 Quality of Life Survey, which has detailed information to calculate the Latin American and Caribbean Scale to Measure Food Security, I found that more than half (57.3%) the custodial-mother families experienced some level …
Child support receipt
Impacto de los sindicatos en Colombia
This paper analyzes the impact of unions in Colombia by answering the following questions: Is there a wage differential between unionized and non-unionized employees that can be attributed to unions? How large is this differential? And which part of wage inequality among employees can be explained by unions? In order to determine the existence and magnitude of the wage differential, an impact evaluation method called propensity score matching is …
Families at the Intersection of the Criminal Justice and Child Protective Services Systems
The prevalence of incarceration in the United States is increasingly well known. The prevalence of family involvement with child protective services (CPS) is less understood, though, and there is limited research examining links between incarceration and CPS involvement. Here, we describe the incidence and prevalence of incarceration and CPS involvement in the United States and outline reasons that the same individuals and families may be at risk…
The antipoverty effectiveness of child support
In this article we examine the role of child support in the economic well‐being of children in single‐parent families in Latin America. We use the Luxembourg Income Study wave IX and the 2012 Colombian Quality of Life Survey to answer three questions: (1) Are children in single‐parent families more likely to be poor than children in two‐parent families? (2) What is the relative importance of different income sources in the income packages of thes…
Child support receipt
Nonstandard Work Schedules and Father Involvement Among Resident and Nonresident Fathers
ObjectiveThe authors examined associations between resident and nonresident fathers' nonstandard work schedules, work hours, and their level of involvement with their young children in the United States.BackgroundNonstandard work schedules may negatively impact father involvement either directly by reducing fathers' availability or indirectly by taking a toll on their well-being. Prior research on nonstandard schedules and father involvement has …
Child poverty and child support policy
The Role of Child Support in the Economic Wellbeing of Custodial-Mother Families in Less Developed Countries
This article examines the extent to which child support is helping custodial-mother families move out of poverty or move closer to the poverty line in Colombia. Data come from the 2008 Quality of Life Survey, which provides information for 3,359 custodial-mother families. We calculate poverty rates and poverty gaps using both pre-child-support and post-child-support income, for all custodial-mother families and the subgroup of these families rece…
The Impact of Family Change on Income Poverty in Colombia and Peru
We examine families with children and the potential impact of changes in family structure on changes in income poverty between 2003 and 2012 in Colombia and Peru. Results show that although the types of families that are increasing-single-mother and cohabitingcouple families-are the ones most at risk economically, overall poverty did not increase. The story in both countries is one of declines in poverty being associated with improvement in econo…
The effect of child support on the labor supply of custodial mothers participating in Tanf
Child Support Policy across High-Income Countries
We provide an overview of child support policy in high-income countries, highlighting differences in institutional arrangements, the amount of child support due, and the amount of child support received. We show that the United States expects high levels of child support from nonresident parents when compared to other countries, that noncompliance is a problem across countries, and that most European countries deal with nonpayment of child suppor…
Child support policy in middle- and low-income countries
Little is known about government policies that regulate economic transfers between separated parents (child support) outside of high-income countries. This paper provides the first broad overview of child support policy and its outcomes in 37 middle- and low-income countries. Using a systematic literature review, we provide information on child support policies in these countries, considering institutional arrangements, procedures for determining…
Child support and food insecurity among custodial-mother families in Colombia
In this study I examine the food insecurity experiences of custodial-mother families in Colombia and the extent to which child support receipt helps prevent uncertain or limited access to adequate food. Using data from the 2008 Quality of Life Survey, which has detailed information to calculate the Latin American and Caribbean Scale to Measure Food Security, I found that more than half (57.3%) the custodial-mother families experienced some level …
Impacto de los sindicatos en Colombia
This paper analyzes the impact of unions in Colombia by answering the following questions: Is there a wage differential between unionized and non-unionized employees that can be attributed to unions? How large is this differential? And which part of wage inequality among employees can be explained by unions? In order to determine the existence and magnitude of the wage differential, an impact evaluation method called propensity score matching is …
Child support receipt
The Role of Child Support in the Economic Wellbeing of Custodial-Mother Families in Less Developed Countries
This article examines the extent to which child support is helping custodial-mother families move out of poverty or move closer to the poverty line in Colombia. Data come from the 2008 Quality of Life Survey, which provides information for 3,359 custodial-mother families. We calculate poverty rates and poverty gaps using both pre-child-support and post-child-support income, for all custodial-mother families and the subgroup of these families rece…
Child support and food insecurity among custodial-mother families in Colombia
In this study I examine the food insecurity experiences of custodial-mother families in Colombia and the extent to which child support receipt helps prevent uncertain or limited access to adequate food. Using data from the 2008 Quality of Life Survey, which has detailed information to calculate the Latin American and Caribbean Scale to Measure Food Security, I found that more than half (57.3%) the custodial-mother families experienced some level …
The effect of child support on the labor supply of custodial mothers participating in Tanf
Families at the Intersection of the Criminal Justice and Child Protective Services Systems
The prevalence of incarceration in the United States is increasingly well known. The prevalence of family involvement with child protective services (CPS) is less understood, though, and there is limited research examining links between incarceration and CPS involvement. Here, we describe the incidence and prevalence of incarceration and CPS involvement in the United States and outline reasons that the same individuals and families may be at risk…
The Impact of Family Change on Income Poverty in Colombia and Peru
We examine families with children and the potential impact of changes in family structure on changes in income poverty between 2003 and 2012 in Colombia and Peru. Results show that although the types of families that are increasing-single-mother and cohabitingcouple families-are the ones most at risk economically, overall poverty did not increase. The story in both countries is one of declines in poverty being associated with improvement in econo…
Child poverty and child support policy
The antipoverty effectiveness of child support
In this article we examine the role of child support in the economic well‐being of children in single‐parent families in Latin America. We use the Luxembourg Income Study wave IX and the 2012 Colombian Quality of Life Survey to answer three questions: (1) Are children in single‐parent families more likely to be poor than children in two‐parent families? (2) What is the relative importance of different income sources in the income packages of thes…
Nonstandard Work Schedules and Father Involvement Among Resident and Nonresident Fathers
ObjectiveThe authors examined associations between resident and nonresident fathers' nonstandard work schedules, work hours, and their level of involvement with their young children in the United States.BackgroundNonstandard work schedules may negatively impact father involvement either directly by reducing fathers' availability or indirectly by taking a toll on their well-being. Prior research on nonstandard schedules and father involvement has …
The association between intimate partner violence and multiple partner fertility among Colombian women
Child Support Policy across High-Income Countries
We provide an overview of child support policy in high-income countries, highlighting differences in institutional arrangements, the amount of child support due, and the amount of child support received. We show that the United States expects high levels of child support from nonresident parents when compared to other countries, that noncompliance is a problem across countries, and that most European countries deal with nonpayment of child suppor…
Testing the Economic Independence Hypothesis
Despite the increasing proportion of single-mother families, the literature on union formation among unpartnered parents in Latin America is scant. Using a sample from a Chilean longitudinal survey ( N = 3,318), we estimated regression models to test associations between single mothers' economic resources in 2010 and coresidence with the biological father of their children in 2012. We also examined whether these associations differed in subgroups…
Does Couples’ Division of Labor Influence Union Dissolution? Evidence from Parents of Young Children in Chile
Understanding child support arrangements in Colombia
Child support policy in middle- and low-income countries
Little is known about government policies that regulate economic transfers between separated parents (child support) outside of high-income countries. This paper provides the first broad overview of child support policy and its outcomes in 37 middle- and low-income countries. Using a systematic literature review, we provide information on child support policies in these countries, considering institutional arrangements, procedures for determining…
Family issues and custodial mothers' quest for justice
Access to justice is limited for many worldwide. Although prior research generally recognizes the legal needs and barriers faced by women, less is known about mothers. This study examined the legal needs of mothers in different family configurations and the actions they took in response to these needs through the lens of help‐seeking theories. We used unique data from the 2016 Colombian Quality of Life Survey (QLS) to produce descriptive statisti…
How Is Child Support Regularity Associated with Custodial Mothers’ Employment? Evidence from the United States
Custodial mothers experience high rates of poverty and income volatility in the United States. Emerging evidence suggests that the regularity of child support is positively associated with the regularity of family income and ability to meet basic needs. However, we know little about how child support regularity matters for mothers’ employment. In this study, we examine the associations between child support regularity and custodial mothers’ emplo…
How much are fathers asked to contribute when children live with low-income mothers? New evidence from Colombia, Finland, Peru, Uruguay, and the United States
This article provides new exploratory information on child support amounts expected for non-resident fathers of children living with low-income, unemployed mothers in Colombia, Finland, Peru, the United States, and Uruguay. Using vignette data obtained through extensive interviews with judicial and social service personnel and child support experts, we investigated whether child support is expected and its amount when single mothers are unemploye…
Trends in child support receipt and regularity in the United States, 1996-2018
ObjectiveThis study examined trends in child support receipt and regularity in the U.S. from 1996 to 2018, as well as whether inequality in these child support outcomes has grown by mothers' education, marital status, and race.BackgroundChild support from noncustodial fathers is an important income source for custodial mothers. Yet, many custodial mothers do not receive any child support or receive irregular payments. Demographic, economic, and p…
The Short-Term Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Single Mothers’ Income Sources and Economic Wellbeing
The economic downturn triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic caused widespread economic harm to families across the United States. Single-mother families with young children were particularly vulnerable to these negative effects as many were already in precarious economic positions. Given the harmful effects of economic deprivation in early childhood on children’s lifelong health and wellbeing, it is critical to understand whether the unprecedented s…
Child Support Receipt and Child Poverty Among Custodial-Mother Families in Chile and Colombia
Children living in custodial-mother families are disproportionately poor as compared to children living with both parents. Child support from the noncustodial father is associated with lower poverty rates among custodial-mother families, suggesting that policies to promote child support payments improve the economic well-being of these families. Yet, we do not know whether child support remains a protective factor against child poverty when other…
Economics (15 obras) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (15 obras) · Political science (15 obras) · Psychology (14 obras) · Demographic economics (13 obras) · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (12 obras) · Child support (11 obras) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (10 obras) · Developmental psychology (8 obras) · Economic growth (8 obras)