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Trends in child support outcomes |
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| Authors: | Thomas L. Hanson Irwin Garfinkel Sara S. Mclanahan Cynthia K. Miller |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Child and Family Studies, College for Human Development, Syracuse University, 13244, Syracuse, NY 2. The Columbia University School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, USA 3. Office of Population Research, Princeton University, Princeton, USA 4. Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation, USA |
| Abstract: | This paper examines trends in child support award rates, award amounts, and receipts, We investigate four hypotheses that have been proposed to explain the downward trend in these outcomes during the 1980s: (1) changes in the demographic composition of the population eligible for child support, (2) increases in mothers/ income, (3) decreases in fathers’ income, and (4) inflation. Our results indicate that trends in nonmarital fertility can explain much of the decline in award rates. The steady downward trend in fathers’ incomes during the 1980s also explains a considerable portion of the decline in award rates, award amounts, and receipts. Our results are also consistent with the notion that persistent money illusion is responsible for the decline in real child support awards. |
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