Welfare Work Requirements and Child Well-Being
Evidence from the Effects on Breast-Feeding
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10968893 |
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| Authors | Steven J Haider (Michigan State University, corresponding author), Alison Jacknowitz (Graduate School USA), Robert F Schoeni (0000-0003-0657-2459, Inslaw (United States)) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 479 |
| Publication date | 2003-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Demography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0070-3370 • E-ISSN: 1533-7790 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1515156 |
| OpenAlex | W4232586481 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 29 |
A central theme of welfare reform is that recipients are required to engage in work activities. In many states, these work requirements apply to mothers whose children are a few months old, which may increase the costs and decrease the prevalence of breast-feeding. Given the substantial benefits of breast-feeding, any reduction represents an important negative consequence of these requirements. Our results suggest that in the absence of welfare reform, the national breast-feeding rate six months after birth would have been 5.5% higher in 2000. Such negative consequences of these policies must be weighed against potential benefits as states refine their welfare programs
Breast feeding · Demographic economics · Economics · Environmental health · Public economics · Welfare · Welfare reform · Work (physics · Work (physics) · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences · Engineering · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Medicine · Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges · Pediatrics
What has Welfare Reform Accomplished? Impacts on Welfare Participation, Employment, Income, Poverty, and Family Structure
Welfare, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and the Labor Supply of Single Mothers
The Effects of Time Limits, the Eitc, and Other Policy Changes on Welfare Use, Work, and Income among Female-Headed Families
Welfare reforms, family resources, and child maltreatment
The effect of work status on initiation and duration of breast-feeding
A comparison of breast-feeding data from the National Surveys of Family Growth and the Ross Laboratories Mothers Surveys
Trends in the relationship between breastfeeding and postpartum employment in the United States
Women's Decisions about Breastfeeding and Maternal Employment
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