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Christina M. Gibson-Davis CV

Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy
Sanford School of Public Policy
Box 90312, Durham, NC 27708-0245
178 Rubenstein Hall, Box 90312, Durham, NC 27708
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Scholarly Works - Book sections


Child support among low-income noncustodial fathers

Book section · January 1, 2007 HIGH POVERTY rates among single mother families and the consequent hardships their children face have focused attention on the role of absent fathers and child support as antipoverty strategy. Nationally, nearly 75 percent of custodial parents receive some ... Cite

Expectations and the economic bar to marriage among low-income couples

Book section · January 1, 2007 EMPIRICAL RESEARCH indicates an interesting contradiction regarding marital beliefs and behavior among low-income individuals. Marriage rates among the disadvantaged are lower than those for the general population (Goldstein and Kenney 2001), yet their att ... Cite