The USDA's Office of Research and Analysis just published a report named Effects of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): A Review of Recent Research.
Six new white papers outlining scientific opportunities for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) are now available on the institute's Website for public comment.
by Daniel T. Lichter, Ph.D., and Julie H. Carmalt, Ph.D., Department of Policy Analysis and Management, Cornell University
Should we therefore be concerned about the accelerated uncoupling of marriage and childbearing? The statistical correlations seem clear. But interpretations also have been made ambiguous by the rise in cohabitation. A growing share - perhaps even a majority share - of children born outside of marriage live with both biological parents.
