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Title: The Effect of Human Capital on the Economic Status of Women Following Marital Disruption
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Mauldin, Teresa A. Rudd, Nancy M. Stafford, Kathryn |
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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. |
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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.
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