Browsing La Follette Working Papers by Author "Cancian, Maria"

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Child Support in the United States: An Uncertain and Irregular Income Source?

Cancian, Maria; Meyer, Daniel R. (2005)

While most mothers with child-support orders receive support, the amount they receive varies substantially, the researchers find upon examining the situations of 14,729 Wisconsin mothers with new child support ...
Does Debt Discourage Employment and Payment of Child Support? Evidence from a Natural Experiment

Cancian, Maria; Heinrich, Carolyn J.; Chung, Yiyoon (2009)

The authors find an inverse relationship between child support debt and a father's earnings and child support payments. Higher arrears are generally associated with lower payments and lower earnings for fathers, although ...
Knowledge of Child Support Policy Rules: How Little We Know

Cancian, Maria; Meyer, Daniel R.; Nam, Kisun (2005)

People participating in a demonstration project on Wisconsin child support and welfare had little knowledge about child support policy rules. This research, one of the few that examine how much individuals know about ...