The Impact of Welfare Benefits on the Conjugal Status of Single Mothers in Canada: Estimates from a Hazard Model

作者: Pierre Lefebvre , Philip Merrigan

DOI: 10.2307/146340

关键词: DemographyHazardSingle mothersProportional hazards modelWelfareEstimationEconomicsFamily historyRemarriageSocioeconomic statusManagement of Technology and InnovationStrategy and ManagementEconomics and EconometricsOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

摘要: This paper focuses on the determinants of the likelihood of a remarriage (marriage) for female heads with children. Using retrospective data from Statistics Canada's 1990 Family …

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