Capabilities and contributions of unwed fathers

Future of Children

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 63-85

  Lerman, Robert I ^a  

^a American University

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD REARING; CHILD WELFARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FATHER; FATHER CHILD RELATION; HUMAN; MALE; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD REARING; CHILD WELFARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FATHERS; HUMANS; MALE; SINGLE-PARENT FAMILY; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957361079     PISSN: 10548289     EISSN: 15501558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/foc.2010.0001     Document Type: Article

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13. For these calculations, the author first estimated a regression of log earnings of married men on education, potential work experience, potential work experience squared, and black and Hispanic status. Using these estimates for how these variables affect earnings, the author predicted log of earnings of cohabiting and noncohabiting unwed fathers. The author then compared the percentage differences in actual earnings with the percentage differences in predicted earnings for each group.
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