Child support enforcement policy and unmarried fathers' employment in the underground and regular economies

Lauren M. Rich, Irwin Garfinkel and Qin Gao
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Lauren M. Rich: University of Chicago, Postal: University of Chicago
Irwin Garfinkel: Columbia University, Postal: Columbia University
Qin Gao: Fordham University, Postal: Fordham University

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2007, vol. 26, issue 4, 791-810

Abstract: Some scholars have suggested that a negative consequence of strengthening child support enforcement is to encourage fathers to shift from regular sector to underground employment. We employ data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study to investigate the relationship between the strength of child support enforcement (CSE) and levels of underground and regular sector employment among unmarried fathers. We find that, in general, living in a city with stricter CSE is associated with fewer hours of underground employment. We find little evidence that stronger enforcement is associated with employment or hours in the regular sector. © 2007 by the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.

Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1002/pam.20286

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