The literature on father absence is frequently criticized for its use of cross-sectional data and
methods that fail to take account of possible omitted variable bias and reverse causality. We …

Over the past four decades, income inequality has increased and family structures have
diversified. We argue that family structure has become an important mechanism for the …

NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES THE PRODUCTIVITY ARGUMENT FOR INVESTING IN
YOUNG CHILDREN James J. Heckman Dimitriy V. Masterov Workin Page 1 NBER …

In this article, I argue that the trends associated with the second demographic transition are
following two trajectories and leading to greater disparities in children's resources. Whereas …

To address the dropout crisis requires a better understanding of why students drop out.
Although dropouts themselves report a variety of reasons for leaving school, these reasons …

Popular discussions of changes in American families over the past 60 years have revolved
around the “retreat from marriage.” Concern has focused on increasing levels of nonmarital …

We were fortunate to have started our research careers about the same time as the study of
stepfamilies was “discovered” as a valid topic for social and behavioral scientists. We also …

This article reviews areas of advancement over the past decade in our understanding of
remarriage and stepfamilies and suggests promising new directions for future work …

Research has shown that living away from one's biological father is associated with a
greater risk of adverse child and adolescent outcomes; yet, the role of the father‐child …

The authors used child fixed effects models to estimate the effects of parental divorce and
death on a variety of outcomes using 2 large national data sets:(a) the Early Childhood …