Session 31:
Welfare Reform and Union Formation
Chair: Kathryn Edin, Northwestern University
Discussant: Daniel T. Lichter, Ohio State University
Relationship Skills Training and Marriage among Low-Income Couples Paul Amato, Pennsylvania State University
Why Don't Poor Women Get Married, but Have Children They Can't Afford? Kathryn Edin, Northwestern University ; Liana C. Sayer, University of Pennsylvania ; Nathan Wright, Northwestern University
Can Social Welfare Policy Increase Marriage or Decrease Divorce? Evidence from the Minnesota Family Investment Plan Lisa A. Gennetian, Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation (MDRC) ; Virginia Knox, Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation (MDRC)
The Hand or the Heart: The Adverse Effects of Multiple Partner Fertility on Family Formation Ronald Mincy, Columbia University
Other sessions on Marriage, Family and Households