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The effects of the welfare system on marital dissolution

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The economic theory of marriage predicts that the partners’ expectations of greater financial resources outside of marriage should increase the probability of marital dissolution. One potential implication is that marriages should be less stable in states with higher AFDC benefits. I study this implication empirically using data on separations and divorces among marriages involving women in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. I find no supporting evidence that higher welfare benefits lead to increased rates of marital dissolution among married women with children. Copyright Springer-Verlag 2003

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  • McKinley L. Blackburn, 2003. "The effects of the welfare system on marital dissolution," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 16(3), pages 477-500, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jopoec:v:16:y:2003:i:3:p:477-500
    DOI: 10.1007/s00148-003-0118-5
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    1. Robert A. Moffitt & Brian J. Phelan & Anne E. Winkler, 2020. "Welfare Rules, Incentives, and Family Structure," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 55(1), pages 1-42.
    2. Sakata, K. & McKenzie, C.R., 2011. "Social security and divorce in Japan," Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (MATCOM), Elsevier, vol. 81(7), pages 1507-1517.
    3. Alisa C. Lewin, 2005. "The Effect of Economic Stability on Family Stability among Welfare Recipients," Evaluation Review, , vol. 29(3), pages 223-240, June.
    4. repec:msl:workng:1008 is not listed on IDEAS

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    Keywords

    Divorce; welfare; AFDC; J1; I3;
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    JEL classification:

    • J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
    • I3 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

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