Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland: Marriage Provides Crucial Insurance for Child Investment
July 23, 2025
July 23, 2025
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland has issued a working paper titled 'Cohabitation, Child Development, and College Costs,' exploring why U.S. college-educated couples with children choose marriage over cohabitation at higher rates than their less-educated peers. The document, published on July 17, 2025, offers an economic explanation for persistent marriage patterns among highly educated parents and their implications for child development and e . . .