What Do We Know About Couples and Marriage in Disadvantaged Populations? Reflections from a Researcher and a Policy Analyst

Publication Date: June 2006

Publisher: Center for Law and Social Policy

Author(s): Theodora Ooms; David Fein

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Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

In this paper, a researcher and a policy analyst examine recent research on couples and marriage through the lens of economic disadvantage, to find out implications for program design and policy. It turns out that we know a lot more than we did a decade ago, but thereÂ’s still much to learn. The paper was first presented at the Annual Research Conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.