Discover the true cost of cat food at beyondosaurus.com/the-cost-of-... ( #cat, #catFood, #kitty, #kitties, #kittycat, #feline, #petCat, #housecat, #economy, #familyEconomics, #familyEconomy, #groceries)

Looking back today at another highly cited JMF article — 2020's "Families Across the Income Spectrum: A Decade in Review": tinyurl.com/4ksyw3r7 by @mariannecooper.bsky.social & @allisonpugh.bsky.social

#ThrowbackThursday #TBT #FamilyScience #SocialScience #SocialScienceResearch #FamilyEconomics

Raising kids is too expensive, most Americans say in new survey Seven in 10 respondents said raising children is too expensive, a notable jump from 2024, according to an annual public opinion survey on U.S. family life.

Seven in ten Americans now say raising children is simply too expensive, a major shift in how families view the future.
We must take this seriously: protecting children isn’t just about love but about economic stability, policy clarity and structural support.
#FamilyEconomics #ProtectChildren

🚨 What happens to mothers' employment when 4-year-olds attend mandatory, cost-free kindergarten?

@causalhuber.bsky.social and I explore this question in our new paper published in the Journal of Population Economics: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#LaborEconomics #FamilyEconomics

Nevada bill eases licensing for child care facilities in common-interest communities Legislation allows child care facilities in certain common-interest communities without outdoor play space.

Nevada's Assembly Bill 185 could revolutionize child care access by allowing residents to open licensed facilities in their communities—addressing a critical need for working families.

Learn more here

#NV #CitizenPortal #NevadaChildCare #CommunitySupport #FamilyEconomics #ChildCareAccess

"The Eco Department is kicking off 2025 strong! 🎉 Many successful defences and bright futures ahead for our candidates.

Big congratulations to @adridefax.bsky.social on earning a PhD in Economics with the thesis 'Essays in #Education and Family #Economics'! 🎓👏"

#PhDDefense #FamilyEconomics

📣Call for Papers: 4th International Workshop on #Migration and #FamilyEconomics

📅 June 16-17, 2025 at @ieseg.fr

⌛️ Submit on or before April 13th, 2025.

🗣️ Keynotes by @katherine-eriksson.bsky.social, Neil Cummins, Paula Gobbi, Cevat Giray Aksoy, Cecilia García Peñalosa

📩 iflame@ieseg.fr

#EconSky

Hi everyone! I’m Riley Carter— Passionate about helping families thrive through financial literacy. I believe financial literacy isn’t just about numbers—it’s about building a life that reflects your values. Excited to connect share insights, and learn from all of you!! 🌱📊✨ #FamilyEconomics

Parents' Earnings and the Returns to Universal Pre-Kindergarten Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

And it's not just the kids! A UK pre-K program showed parents working more hours & earning 21.7% more! 🤯 These gains lasted for at least 6 YEARS after pre-K. #familyeconomics #workingparents www.nber.org/papers/w33038

Weniger Scheidungen dank Hartz-Reformen Liebe hat viel mit Geld zu tun. Das kann man in Deutschland gut beobachten.

A very nice article in @faznet.bsky.social (in German) discusses my current research about the interaction of couples' marriage/divorce decisions with the labor market and marriage market sorting. #econsky #familyeconomics Came out in print today.
www.faz.net/aktuell/wirt...