New Mothers, Not Married: Technology shock, the demise of shotgun marriage, and the increase in out-of-wedlock births

Past Event

Measuring Child Well-being: Reducing Risky Behavior

Wednesday, March 30, 2005
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC

Research and Commentary

Who's Minding the Kids?

William G. Gale, The Milken Institute Review, January 01, 2004

Research and Commentary

Wedding Bell Blues: Marriage and Welfare Reform

Wade F. Horn, The Brookings Institution, June 01, 2001

Research and Commentary

Alleviating Child Poverty in the Long Run

Ron Haskins, Testimony before the House Committee on Ways and Means, January 24, 2007

Research and Commentary

High Cost or High Opportunity Cost? Transportation and Family Economic Success

Margy Waller, Center on Children and Families, The Brookings Institution, November 28, 2005

Research and Commentary

Strengthen Marriage, But Maintain Safety Net

Ron Haskins and Sara McLanahan, The Baltimore Sun, November 15, 2005

Research and Commentary

The Case for Federal Programs to Promote Marriage

Ron Haskins, Senate Committee on Appropriations, October 06, 2005

Research and Commentary

The Decline in Marriage: What To Do

Elisabeth Donahue, Ron Haskins and Sara McLanahan, The Brookings Institution and Princeton University, September 01, 2005

Research and Commentary

Virginia's New Jim Crow

Jonathan Rauch, The Washington Post, June 13, 2004

Research and Commentary

Social Scientific Data on the Impact of Marriage and Divorce on Children

Margy Waller, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, May 13, 2004

Research and Commentary

Federal Programs to Promote Marriage

Ron Haskins, Senate Committee on Finance, Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy, May 05, 2004

Research and Commentary

Event Summary: Can Gay Marriage Strengthen the American Family?

The Brookings Institution, April 01, 2004

Research and Commentary

Work and Marriage: The Way to End Poverty and Welfare

Isabel V. Sawhill and Ron Haskins, The Brookings Institution, September 01, 2003

Research and Commentary

Tax Reform for Families: An Earned Income Child Credit

Adam Carasso, C. Eugene Steuerle and Jeffrey Rohaly, The Brookings Institution, July 01, 2003

Research and Commentary

The Perils of Early Motherhood

Isabel V. Sawhill, The Public Interest, December 01, 2002

Research and Commentary

For Richer or for Poorer: Marriage as an Antipoverty Strategy

Adam Thomas and Isabel V. Sawhill, Wiley Interscience, October 08, 2002

Research and Commentary

What Can Be Done to Reduce Teen Pregnancy and Out-of-Wedlock Births?

Isabel V. Sawhill, The Brookings Institution, October 01, 2001

Research and Commentary

Reducing Non-Marital Births

Paul Offner, The Brookings Institution, August 01, 2001

Research and Commentary

How Congress Can Save Marriage

Isabel V. Sawhill and Wade F. Horn, Knight-Ridder Newspapers, April 05, 1999

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Isabel V. Sawhill