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Investing in Children: Estimates of Parental Expenditures
Investing in Children Estimates of Parental Expenditures Author:Thomas J. Espenshade The first full length study comparing expenditures on raising children by parental income, education, mother's employment status, family size, region where the family lives, race, and the type of post secondary education a child receives. Valuable information for parenthood education programs in schools and indispensable to the judicial system i... more »n setting uniform guidelines for child support awards. Also valuable to states in drawing guidelines for reimbursing the foster care of children. Of interest to all parents.« less