The Evolving Marriage Gap in Children’s Outcomes: Family Structure and Young Adult Outcomes Revisited -- by Melissa Schettini Kearney, Phillip B. Levine, Alden Q. Barson

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The authors thank Riley Wilson and Benny Goldman for helpful comments. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Citation and Citation DataCopy Citation Melissa Schettini Kearney, Phillip B. Levine, and Alden Q. Barson, "The Evolving Marriage Gap in Children’s Outcomes: Family Structure and Young Adult Outcomes Revisited," NBER Working Paper 35765 (2026), https://doi.org/10.3386/w35765. Copy to Clipboard Download Citation

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