Changes in the Consumption, Income, and Well-Being of Single Mother Headed Families
研究近期税收和福利改革对单亲母亲家庭福祉的影响，发现收入与消费变化差异显著，底层家庭住房和交通支出增加，但非市场时间消费大幅下降，可能损害效用。
We investigate well-being changes for single mother headed families targeted by recent tax and welfare reforms. Measured income changes sharply differ from consumption changes. We examine disaggregated consumption, time use, and health insurance coverage. Increases in housing and transportation spending mostly account for the rise in consumption in the bottom quintiles. We find modest improvement in housing quality, but the evidence is less strong at the very bottom. The consumption of nonmarket time for those in the bottom half of the consumption distribution falls sharply, indicating a loss in utility for those families if nonmarket time is valued above $3 per hour.