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Child Support Reform and the Labor Supply of Lone Mothers in the United Kingdom

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  • Paul Bingley
  • Gauthier Lanot
  • Elizabeth Symons
  • Ian Walker

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The reform of child support arrangements, including their treatment by the welfare system, has been on the policy agenda in a number of countries in recent years. This paper simulates the impact of a reform that recently has been implemented in the United Kingdom. The analysis is based on estimates of a model of discrete choice labor supply for a sample of U.K. lone mothers. We suggest that reform will induce a major reduction in welfare expenditures on lone mothers and a significant rise in their labor force participation due to greater work incentives associated with the changes.

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  • Paul Bingley & Gauthier Lanot & Elizabeth Symons & Ian Walker, 1995. "Child Support Reform and the Labor Supply of Lone Mothers in the United Kingdom," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 30(2), pages 256-279.
    • Handle: RePEc:uwp:jhriss:v:30:y:1995:i:2:p:256-279
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