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1.	Chang, Yu-Chun Regina Rudd, Nancy M.
1.	An Exploratory Study of the Economic Theory of Marriage Presented: Auburn AL, Southeastern Regional Association of Family Economics Home Management Annual Conference, 1991 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Southeastern Regional Association of Family Economics Home Management Keyword(s): Demography; Earnings, Husbands; Human Capital Theory; Marriage; Modeling; Time Use; Wage Rates Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. The decision to marry is of crucial importance for young women because of its major implications for, among other things, their economic status and allocation of time. Psychologists and sociologists have tried to explain why people get married and why they pick particular mates. However, they have not developed a systematic analysis of the determinants of marriage. Economic analysis has been used to study such aspects of human behavior as fertility, labor force participation, investment in human capital, and remarriage following marital disruption. Yet, the first marriage decision has been almost completely ignored by economists. This study applies an economic model to the first marriage decisions of young women and seeks to explore factors associated with the probability of marriage for this group of women. With a better understanding of young women's marriage behavior and its determinants, trends in this demographic phenomenon can be better predicted.
	Bibliography Citation Chang, Yu-Chun Regina and Nancy M. Rudd. "An Exploratory Study of the Economic Theory of Marriage." Presented: Auburn AL, Southeastern Regional Association of Family Economics Home Management Annual Conference, 1991.

2.	Mauldin, Teresa A. Rudd, Nancy M. Stafford, Kathryn
2.	The Effect of Human Capital on the Economic Status of Women Following Marital Disruption Home Economics Research Journal 18,3 (March 1990): 202-210. Also: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1177/1077727X9001800302/abstract Cohort(s): Young Women Publisher: American Home Economics Association, now: American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Keyword(s): Child Care; Divorce; Educational Returns; Household Income; Human Capital Theory; Income; Marital Disruption; Poverty; Work Experience Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Women who fail to invest in human capital such as education and work experience risk future poverty in the event of marital disruption. This study used data from the NLS of Young Women cohort to determine the effect of human capital on the per capita household income of women immediately divorce or separation. Results indicated that higher levels of educational attainment and work experience increase post-disruption per capita income by significant amounts. However, fairly large increments of human capital are needed to offset the income-reducing effect of children under age six in the household.
	Bibliography Citation Mauldin, Teresa A., Nancy M. Rudd and Kathryn Stafford. "The Effect of Human Capital on the Economic Status of Women Following Marital Disruption." Home Economics Research Journal 18,3 (March 1990): 202-210.

3.	Rudd, Nancy M. McKenry, Patrick C. Nah, Myungkyun
3.	Welfare Receipt Among Black and White Adolescent Mothers: A Longitudinal Perspective Journal of Family Issues 11,3 (September 1990): 334-352. Also: http://jfi.sagepub.com/content/11/3/334.abstract Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Sage Publications Keyword(s): Adolescent Fertility; Childbearing; Childbearing, Adolescent; Educational Attainment; Income; Labor Force Participation; Marital Status; Mothers, Adolescent; Parents, Single; Racial Differences; Welfare Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Data from the NLSY were analyzed to determine whether the impact of adolescent childbearing on women's subsequent contact with the welfare system differed for black and white women. Results of a path analysis indicate that there were distinctive differences between young black and white women in the way early childbearing influences welfare receipt over an eight-year period. These differences were not fully apparent unless both direct and indirect effects of predictor variables were taken into account.
	Bibliography Citation Rudd, Nancy M., Patrick C. McKenry and Myungkyun Nah. "Welfare Receipt Among Black and White Adolescent Mothers: A Longitudinal Perspective." Journal of Family Issues 11,3 (September 1990): 334-352.

4.	Rudd, Nancy M. Nah, Myungkyun
4.	The Impact of Teenage Childbearing on Selected Indicators of Women's Economic Well-Being in Early Adulthood: A Decade Comparison In: Families in Transition: Structural Changes and Effects on Family Life. R. Walker, ed., Alexandria, VA: American Home Economics Association, 1989 Cohort(s): NLSY79, Young Women Publisher: American Home Economics Association, now: American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Keyword(s): Adolescent Fertility; Birth Rate; Childbearing; Childbearing, Adolescent; Educational Attainment; Parents, Single; Racial Differences; Welfare Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Data from the NLSY and Young Women's cohorts were analyzed to determine whether the impact of teenage childbearing on white and black women's subsequent educational attainment, experience as a single parent, and contact with the welfare system had changed between the 1970s and 1980s. Results indicate that the general pattern of relationships between predictor variables and the above dependent variables remained the same but that the magnitude of effects has changed. Despite the fact that the birth rate to teenagers went down substantially in the U.S. during this time period, results indicate that for those who do become teen mothers there continues to be a substantial cost in the form of foregone education, increased time spent as a single parent, and increased contact with the welfare system. However, results suggest that the amount of foregone education may have declined slightly for blacks and that the impact of a teen birth on time spent as a single parent has increased considerably. However, this increase in single parenthood associated with a teen birth may not have translated into increased welfare use. Whether this tentative finding reflects the more stringent eligibility requirements for AFDC implemented in the early 1980s or a more economically diverse population of single parent mothers, as a result of the considerable increase in the size of this population, cannot be determined from the data.
	Bibliography Citation Rudd, Nancy M. and Myungkyun Nah. "The Impact of Teenage Childbearing on Selected Indicators of Women's Economic Well-Being in Early Adulthood: A Decade Comparison" In: Families in Transition: Structural Changes and Effects on Family Life. R. Walker, ed., Alexandria, VA: American Home Economics Association, 1989

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