Marriage

Resources

Jun 2004 Making Marriage Work
(Urban Institute)
  Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study
(Princeton University)
  Welfare Reform and Family Formation Project
(Abt Associates, Inc.)

Publications

View a list of archived publications.

Sep 2005 The Decline of Marriage: What to Do
(Brookings Institution)
May 2005 Taxes and Marriage for Cohabitating Parents
(Urban Institute)
Apr 2005 Rethinking Welfare Rules From a Marriage-Plus Perspective
(Center for Law and Social Policy)
Oct 2004 The Relationship Between Teenage Motherhood and Marriage
(Child Trends, Inc.)
Sep 2004 What is "Healthy Marriage"? Defining the Concept
(Child Trends, Inc.)
Aug 2004 I Can’t Give You Anything But Love: Would Poor Couples With Children Be Better Off Economically If They Married?
(Center for Law and Social Policy)
Jul 2004 Roundtable Resources on "Healthy Marriage Initiative"
(Roundtable on Religion and Social Welfare Policy)
May 2004 What Do 'I Do's Do? Potential Benefits of Marriage for Cohabiting Couples with Children
(Urban Institute)
May 2004 The Effects of Marriage and Divorce on Families and Children
(MDRC)
Apr 2004 Beyond Marriage Licenses: Efforts to Strengthen Marriage and Two-Parent Families. A State-by-State Snapshot
(Center for Law and Social Policy)
Nov 2003 Healthy Marriages Compendium
(Child Trends, Inc.)
Nov 2003 Helping Unwed Parents Build Strong and Healthy Marriages: A Conceptual Framework for Interventions
(Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.)
Nov 2003 Summary of Child Support, Fatherhood, and Marriage Provisions in House and Senate Versions of H.R. 4
(Center for Law and Social Policy)
Oct 2003 The More Things Change? Children's Living Arrangements since Welfare Reform
(Urban Institute)
Oct 2003 The Effects of Welfare and Child Support Policies on Union Formation
(Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Princeton University)
Oct 2003 Marriage Patterns of TANF Recipients: Evidence from New Jersey
(Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.)
Sep 2003 Work and Marriage: The Way to End Poverty and Welfare
(Brookings Institution)
Sep 2003 Marriage or Partnering? Effects of Cohabitation and Family Structure Changes on Child and Adolescent Well-Being
(Northwestern University)
Sep 2003 Marriage and Cohabitation Transitions Among Unwed Mothers: Implications for Marriage Promotion Policies
(Columbia University)
Sep 2003 Job Stability, Earnings, and Marital Stability: How are they Related?
(American University)
Sep 2003 Staying Single: The Effects of Welfare Reform Policies on Marriage and Cohabitation
(MDRC)
Sep 2003 Can Covenant Marriage Foster Marital Stability Among Low-Income, Fragile Newlyweds?
(Bowling Green State University)
Aug 2003 Marriage Plus: Sabotaging the President's Efforts to Promote Healthy Marriage
(Heritage Foundation)
Jun 2003 The Retreat from Marriage Among Low-Income Families
(Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Princeton University)
Jun 2003 Marriage-Related Provisions in Recent Welfare Reauthorization Proposals: A Summary
(Center for Law and Social Policy)
May 2003 Increased Abstinence Causes a Large Drop in Teen Pregnancy
(Heritage Foundation)
May 2003 Are Married Parents Really Better for Children? What Research Says About the Effects of Family Structure on Child Well-Being
(Center for Law and Social Policy)
Apr 2003 Strengthening Relationships and Supporting Healthy Marriage Among Unwed Parents
(Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.)
Mar 2003 The Determinants of Marriage and Cohabitation among Disadvantaged Americans: Research Findings and Needs
(Abt Associates, Inc.)
Feb 2003 Strengthening Marriage and Two-Parent Families
(National Conference of State Legislatures)
Jul 2002 Marriage in Oklahoma: 2001 Baseline Statewide Survey on Marriage and Divorce
(Texas A&M University)
Jul 2002 The Role of the Federal Government in Strengthening Marriage
(Center for Law and Social Policy)
Jun 2002 Marriage Promotion and Low-Income Communities: An Examination of Real Needs and Real Solutions
(Institute for Women's Policy Research)
Mar 2002 State Policies to Promote Marriage
(Lewin Group)