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Marriage and Parental Investment in Children

Posted on September 30, 2013 by

Marriage ain’t what it used to be. Consider that: In 1950, almost half of all women were married by age 20 and for men the age was 23. By 2010, the median age of first marriage had increased to about … Continue reading →

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Did Labour’s social policies fail or succeed 1997-2010?

Posted on August 15, 2013 by

It’s impossible to begin telling a story without knowing the ending. So after 13 years in office (1997-2010), it is only now possible to write the story of New Labour’s social policy record – what they aimed to do, what … Continue reading →

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Educational Inequalities in Parents’ Time with Children

Posted on July 5, 2013 by

In a guest post, Pablo Gracia looks at inequalities in how parents spend time with their children, using his own research on the UK and Spain – and then considers the likely causes, consequences, and what this might all mean for … Continue reading →

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Immigration reform without public benefits

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

Any viable immigration reform proposal in the United States senate has to pass through Florida Republican Marcio Rubio. That’s why it was big news when Rubio announced his support for a bipartisan plan on the Sunday news shows, stressing that … Continue reading →

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Ease off the alarm bells: New data on ADHD diagnosis rates

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

The New York Times has a cover story today reporting on the estimated prevalence of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder from the 2011-2012 National Survey of Children’s Health (they don’t identify the survey by name). The story is going to get a lot … Continue reading →

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When do charter schools work?

Posted on October 2, 2012 by

Are KIPP schools the solution to what ails the poorest, most disadvantaged urban students? The KIPP educational paradigm rests on a few core principles (“the Five Pillars”) – High Expectations, Choice and Commitment, More Time, Power to Lead, and Focus … Continue reading →

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The Cost of a Disabled Sibling

Posted on August 23, 2012 by

If you have brothers or sisters, then you already know that an important piece of your childhood experience is out of your control. You cannot control whether your siblings are kind or cruel, generous or stingy, and you certainly cannot … Continue reading →

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Inequality Roundup, Stories in the News

Posted on July 27, 2012 by

Today I want to post a roundup of some items in the news that piqued my interest, we have poverty measurement, disabilities, spending on children in the US, Medicaid and mortality, getting high schoolers to go to college, and health/income … Continue reading →

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The Earned Income Tax Credit is a Very Good Investment in Infant Health

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

Welfare reform was a battle fought over the wisdom of using federal dollars to supplement the incomes of low-income mothers and their children. Yet, even as Congress in the 1990s worked to cut cash assistance in the Aid to Dependent … Continue reading →

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U.S. Disparities in Adolescent Homicide and Auto Fatalities Over Time

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

In health and social policy we often focus on problems that are bad and getting worse (think obesity or autism among children). Some problems are bad but getting better, and we can learn quite a lot from studying those problems … Continue reading →

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