The effect of benefits on single motherhood in Europe |
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| Institution: | 1. Norges geologiske undersøkelse (NGU), P.O. Box 6315 Sluppen, N-7491 Trondheim, Norway;2. Faculty of Life Science, University of Vienna, Althanstr. 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria;1. IRCCS-Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, via Giuseppe La Masa 19, 20156 Milano, Italy;2. European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network, Biopark, 5-7 rue Watt 75013 Paris, France;3. The Copenhagen Trial Unit, Centre for Clinical Intervention Research, Department 7812, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark;4. Coordination Centre for Clinical Trials, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany;1. University of Barcelona, Spain;2. IAE-CSIC, Spain;3. IZA, Germany;4. Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain;5. Barcelona GSE, Spain |
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| Abstract: | This paper uses data from the eight waves of the European Community Household Panel (1994–2001) to estimate the impact of welfare benefits on the incidence of single motherhood and headship among young women across European countries. The regressions include country fixed effects as well as time trends that are allowed to vary by country, to account for fixed and trending unmeasured factors that could influence both benefit levels and family formation. The analysis also accounts for individual characteristics and labor market conditions. The results suggest that benefit levels have a small but significant positive effect on the prevalence of single mothers. An increase in yearly benefits of 1000 euros is estimated to increase the incidence of single mother families by about 2 percent. |
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