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- González, Libertad (2004): Single Mothers and Work
Western countries differ greatly in the extent to which single mothers participate in the labor market. Using LIS data for 15 countries, I propose and estimate a simple structural model of labor supply that incorporates the main variables that influence the work decision for single mothers. The results suggest that a large part of the cross country variation in the employment rates of single mothers can be explained by their different demographic characteristics and by the variation in expected income in the in-work versus out-of-work states. ... Single mothers with higher income from other sources, including child support, are less likely to work.
RePEc:iza:izadps:dp1097 Save to MyIDEAS - Jhunu Shamsun Nahar & Sultana Algin & Mohammad Waliul Hasnat Sajib & Srijony Ahmed & S.M. Yasir Arafat (2020): Depressive and anxiety disorders among single mothers in Dhaka
Background: Recent reports revealed that the number of single mothers has been increasing day by day in Dhaka city; however, their psychological problems have not been studied yet. Aim: We aimed to see the proportion of single mothers having depressive and anxiety disorders. ... A total of 156 single mothers from three social strata, namely, lower-, middle- and upper-class group were included purposively. ... Results: This study showed that the mean age of the single mothers was 34.8 ± 8.9 years. ... Conclusion: This study provided us a sound background knowledge regarding psychiatric disorders among single mothers.
RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:66:y:2020:i:5:p:485-488 Save to MyIDEAS - Ilyar Heydari Barardehi & Patryk Babiarz & Teresa Mauldin (2020): Child Support, Consumption, and Labor Supply Decisions of Single-Mother Families
This study estimates the causal effect of child support on consumption and labor supply of single mother families. Using data from the 1999 to 2013 waves of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics and the instrumental variable estimations that control for individual fixed effects, we do not find convincing evidence of significant influence of child support on consumption of custodial mother families. At the same time, we document a statistically significant and quantitatively important negative effect of child support on mothers’ probability of working and the amount of labor supplied. ... We conclude that single mothers, especially those with weak attachment to labor force, might value time out of work, perhaps additional time spent with their children, more than the marginal gains in consumption.
RePEc:kap:jfamec:v:41:y:2020:i:3:d:10.1007_s10834-020-09690-z Save to MyIDEAS - Libertad González Luna (2005): Single mothers and incentives to work: The French experience
This paper analyzes the effect of the 1998 reform of the French single parents allowance on the labor supply of single mothers with very young children. The reform aimed at encouraging participation by allowing eligible single parents to accumulate benefits and labor earnings for a limited period of time. Using data from the French Employment Survey, the analysis shows that single mothers affected by the reform had experienced a significant increase in their employment rate four years after the reform was implemented. During the same period, the employment rate of married mothers with young children did not experience a significant change, suggesting that at least part of the increase was a consequence of the reform. These results provide some evidence that benefit schedules that provide financial incentives to work can have significant effects in getting single moms back to work, even in the presence of very young children.
RePEc:upf:upfgen:818 Save to MyIDEAS - Bettendorf, Leon J.H. & Folmer, Kees & Jongen, Egbert L.W. (2014): The dog that did not bark: The EITC for single mothers in the Netherlands
We study the extension of an EITC for single mothers in the Netherlands to mothers with a youngest child 12 to 15years of age. ... This finding may be due to our treatment group of single mothers of which the youngest child is relatively old, or because the reform we consider was less salient. ... Also, we show that using single women without children as the control group, as is commonly done in related studies, can be problematic.
RePEc:eee:pubeco:v:119:y:2014:i:c:p:49-60 Save to MyIDEAS - Jung-Eun Kim & Jin Yong Lee & Sang Hyung Lee (2018): Single Mothers’ Experiences with Pregnancy and Child Rearing in Korea: Discrepancy between Social Services/Policies and Single Mothers’ Needs
This study aims to explore single mothers’ experiences with social services/policies for their independent living and to identify gaps between these experiences and the needs of single mothers. ... Seven single mothers discussed their experiences in significant periods of their lives: pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting. Findings from the qualitative thematic analysis show discrepancies between the direction of social services/policies and single mothers’ needs, in terms of difficulties in healthcare, childcare, housing, employment, and income security. To the single mothers in this study, the social safety net is not inclusive, compared to that which is available to two-parent families or adoptive families. It is necessary to intervene in current blind spots of services/policies for single mothers, and to provide a social safety net to strengthen single mothers’ self-reliance and their children’s social security in the long term.
RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:15:y:2018:i:5:p:955-:d:145616 Save to MyIDEAS - Rahshida L. Atkins (2017): Outcomes of Depression in Black Single Mothers
Despite suggestions in the literature that depression has serious consequences, few studies have examined specific health and psychosocial outcomes of depression in Black single mothers. The purpose of this study was to estimate paths in a just-identified theoretical model of outcomes of depression for Black single mothers based on theoretical propositions and empirical findings. ... A nonprobability sample of convenience of 159 Black single mothers aged 18 to 45 years was recruited for the study.
RePEc:sae:clnure:v:26:y:2017:i:4:p:464-483 Save to MyIDEAS - Gindling, T. H. & Oviedo, Luis (2008): Single Mothers and Poverty in Costa Rica
Specifically, an increase in the proportion of Costa Rican households headed by single mothers led to an increase in the number of women with children entering the labor force. Many of these mothers, new entrants to the labor force, were unable or unwilling to find full-time work in the high-paying formal sector, and ended up unemployed or working part-time as self-employed workers. These labor market phenomena, in turn, contributed to low incomes for households vulnerable to poverty, especially those households headed by single mothers.
RePEc:iza:izadps:dp3286 Save to MyIDEAS - James Raymo & Yanfei Zhou (2012): Living Arrangements and the Well-Being of Single Mothers in Japan
The goal of this study is to evaluate the extent to which the well-being of single mothers in Japan is related to coresidence with other adults. Using data from a representative survey of households headed by single mothers, we examine two measures of subjective well-being: perceived economic circumstances and self-rated health. One-fourth of the single mothers surveyed were coresiding with another adult(s) and it is clear that these women fare significantly better than their non-coresiding counterparts on both measures of well-being. ... Single mothers in fair/poor health appear more likely to coreside with others and, accounting for this selection, intergenerational coresidence appears to be very beneficial for self-rated health. We discuss the implications of these findings for processes of stratification in Japan in light of the limited public income support available to single mothers.
RePEc:kap:poprpr:v:31:y:2012:i:5:p:727-749 Save to MyIDEAS - Zeenat Soobedar (2009): Disability Benefits: A Substitute for Income Support for Single Mothers with No Qualifications in the UK
This paper examines the impact of the age-eligibility rule establishing automatic withdrawal of Income Support for single mothers whose youngest child turns 16 on the disability benefits welfare participation decision of single mothers with no qualifications in the UK. Using the age discontinuity in Income Support program assignment, the study reveals that these single mothers are 4.2 percentage points more likely to claim health benefits as their youngest child turns 16, consistent with a theoretical model of benefits choice. More than a quarter of single mothers who were initially on Income Support apply for sickness and disability benefits, out of which 70% claim non-contributory health benefits.
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