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Cohabitation, marriage and relationship stability (July 2010) More+
The wealth and saving of UK families on the eve of the crisis (July 2010) More+
Cohabitation, marriage and child outcomes (April 2010) More+
Cost of cutting child poverty rises as families fall further below poverty line (April 2009) More+
Partnership transitions and mother's employment (October 2007) More+
Poverty and inequality in the UK: 2007 (March 2007) More+
How important is income in determining children's outcomes? A methodology review of econometric approaches (August 2005) More+
Early education and children's outcomes: How long do the impacts last? (July 2005) More+
Parental income and children's smoking behaviour: Evidence from the British Household Panel Survey (May 2005) More+
Helping families: Childcare, early education and the work-life balance (April 2005) More+
Parental income and child outcomes: What can we learn from material deprivation? (March 2005) More+
Who benefits from Child Benefit? (February 2005) More+
Families and Children Strategic Analysis Programme (FACSAP) Childcare use and mothers' employment: A review of British data sources (December 2004) More+
The impact of tax and benefit changes between April 2000 and April 2003 on parents' labour supply (November 2004) More+
Understanding the effects of early motherhood: The effects on mothers (September 2004) More+
Understanding the effects of early motherhood in Britain: The effects on mothers (August 2004) More+
Child support liability and partnership dissolution (July 2004) More+
Families and Children Strategic Analysis Programme (FACSAP): Reviewing approaches to understanding the link between childcare use and mothers' employment (July 2004) More+
Supporting families: The financial costs and benefits of children since 1975 (January 2004) More+
How has child poverty changed since 1998-99? An update (March 2003) More+
The benefits of parenting: Government financial support for families with children since 1975 (November 2002) More+
Understanding the relative generosity of government financial support for families with children (January 2002) More+
Comparing in-work benefits and the reward to work for families with children in the US and the UK (March 2001) More+
Children, well-being and taxes and benefits (January 2001) More+