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abstract: 'We examine the effects of single mothers'' welfare use and employment
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decisions on children''s short-run cognitive development, as measured by
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their preschool standardized math test scores. We control for three
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mechanisms through which these decisions might affect children''s
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outcomes: direct monetary benefits, parental time invested in the child,
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and nonpecuniary benefits from in-kind transfer programs such as
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Medicaid. We employ a correction function approach and control for
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state-fixed effects to address the endogenous nature of welfare
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participation and employment decisions. Our estimates suggest that
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although each additional quarter of either mother''s employment or
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welfare use results in only a small increase in a child''s standardized
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math test score, the total effects after several quarters are sizable.
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We allow mothers'' decisions to have varying effects on attainment by
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children''s observed innate ability and by the intensity of welfare use
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and employment. A child who has the mean level of observed innate
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ability with a mother who simultaneously worked and used welfare in all
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20 quarters after childbirth experiences an 8.25 standardized-point
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increase in standardized scores. The positive impact is more pronounced
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for the more disadvantaged children, who tend to be born to mothers with
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low Armed Forces Qualification Test scores, or have lower birth weights.
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We also examine the effects using timing of employment and welfare use,
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as well as children''s maturity and gender. (JEL I3, J13, J22)'
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affiliation: 'Chyi, H (Corresponding Author), Renmin Univ China, Hanqing Adv Inst
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Econ \& Finance, Beijing, Peoples R China.
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Chyi, Hau, Renmin Univ China, Hanqing Adv Inst Econ \& Finance, Beijing, Peoples
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R China.
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Chyi, Hau, Renmin Univ China, Sch Econ, Beijing, Peoples R China.
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Ozturk, Orgul Demet, Univ S Carolina, Dept Econ, Moore Sch Business, Columbia, SC
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29208 USA.'
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author: Chyi, Hau and Ozturk, Orgul Demet
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author-email: 'hauchyi@gmail.com
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odozturk@moore.sc.edu'
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author_list:
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- family: Chyi
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given: Hau
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- family: Ozturk
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given: Orgul Demet
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2012.00466.x
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eissn: 1465-7295
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files: []
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issn: 0095-2583
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journal: ECONOMIC INQUIRY
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keywords-plus: 'MATERNAL EMPLOYMENT; EFFECTS CONSISTENT; CARE CHOICES; HEAD-START;
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MODEL; ACHIEVEMENT; WORK; EITC'
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language: English
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month: JAN
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number: '1'
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number-of-cited-references: '35'
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pages: 675-706
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papis_id: f2fa5ab1577febe055d748b5d06f0bdc
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ref: Chyi2013effectssingle
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researcherid-numbers: Ozturk, Orgul/ACY-8203-2022
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times-cited: '5'
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title: THE EFFECTS OF SINGLE MOTHERS' WELFARE USE AND EMPLOYMENT DECISIONS ON CHILDREN'S
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COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
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type: Article
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unique-id: WOS:000311697500039
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '17'
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volume: '51'
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web-of-science-categories: Economics
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year: '2013'
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