Should we get married? The effect of parents' marriage on out-of-wedlock children.
Econ Inq
; 50(1): 17-38, 2012.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22329047
ABSTRACT
Using a representative sample of children all born to unwed parents drawn from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study and a potential outcome approach to account for self-selection into marriage, we investigate whether marriage after childbearing has a causal effect on early child development. Comparing children with similar background characteristics and parental mate-selection patterns who differ only in terms of whether their parents marry after childbirth, we find that marriage after childbirth significantly increases a child's early cognitive performance but there is no evidence that it affects child asthma risk or behavioral outcomes.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Familia
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Matrimonio
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Conducta Infantil
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Desarrollo Infantil
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Protección a la Infancia
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Salud de la Familia
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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En
Año:
2012
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Article