Family life and economic status are closely intertwined. Fertility, family formation, family structure, parental relationship dissolution, multiple-partner fertility, and family complexity patterns vary by socioeconomic status, as do parenting behaviors and the quality of children’s home environments. The family contexts in which children are born and raised are, in turn, associated with their own economic and social well-being throughout their lives.
Long harm of the law: Monetary sanctions and their symbiotic harms
- Daniel J. Boches, Brittany Martin, Andrea Giuffre, Amairini Sanchez, Aubrianne L. Sutherland, and Sarah K. S. Shannon
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- November 2022
Diaper Dilemma: Low-Income Families Face High Costs and Limited Supplies of an Essential Good
- Fast Focus Policy Brief
- October 2022
Shifts in Work and Family Life for Low-Income Parents
- Marcia Carlson, Sigrid Luhr, Elizabeth Ananat, and Alejandra Ros Pilarz
- Webinar
- September 28 2022
Joseph Mullins on Valuing Parental Time and Children’s Development in the Design of Cash Transfer Programs
- Joseph Mullins
- Podcasts
- September 15 2022
Youth Trauma and Resilience in Contexts of Poverty
- Noni Gaylord-Harden, Jocelyn Smith Lee, and Alvin Thomas
- Webinar
- August 17 2022
Noni Gaylord-Harden, Jocelyn Smith Lee, and Alvin Thomas on Youth Trauma and Resilience in Contexts of Poverty
- Noni Gaylord-Harden, Jocelyn Smith Lee, and Alvin Thomas
- Podcasts
- August 17 2022
Kathryn Edin on the 25th Anniversary of Making Ends Meet
- Kathryn Edin
- Podcasts
- June 15 2022
Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana on Race and the Financial Toolkit
- Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana
- Podcasts
- June 01 2022
Why Early Financial Support for New Parents Is a Good Investment
- Fast Focus Policy Brief
- May 18 2022
COVID-19 and Low-Income Noncustodial Fathers
- Tova Walsh, Michael Hoffmeister, Laura Zimmerman, and Sarah Meier
- Report
- May 2022