The child support enforcement amendments of 1984 and educational attainment of young adults in the United States

Pedro M. Hernandez; Andrea H. Beller; John W. Graham

doi:10.1111/j.1467-9914.1996.tb00099.x

The child support enforcement amendments of 1984 and educational attainment of young adults in the United States

Pedro M. Hernandez, Andrea H. Beller, John W. Graham

Rutgers Newark, Economics

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We compare changes in the effect of child support payments on the educational attainment of children age 16 to 19 before and after passage of the Child Support Enforcement Amendments of 1984, which strengthened enforcement of child support obligations in the United States. Using 1979, 1984, and 1988 Current Population Survey data, we hypothesize and find a decline in the positive effect of child support between 1984 and 1988 that exceeds any earlier decline. Instrumental variables estimates provide additional evidence consistent with the idea that child support serves as an indicator of unobservable characteristics of noncustodial fathers who pay support.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	537-558
Number of pages	22
Journal	Labour
Volume	10
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9914.1996.tb00099.x
State	Published - 1996

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