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The presentation was given to the Child Poverty Unit on 3 April 2012.
Authors

Research Fellow University College London
Alissa is an IFS Research Fellow and a Professor of Economics and Director of the Centre for Longitudinal Studies at the UCL Institute of Education.

Research Fellow University College London
Claire is a Research Fellow at IFS, working on the determinants and consequences of participation in childcare and education for parents and children.

Robert Joyce

Research Fellow University of Bristol
Ellen, who was a Senior Research Economist at IFS and is now a Research Fellow, is a Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute.
Presentation details
- DOI
- 10.1920/ps.ifs.2024.1259
- Publisher
- IFS
Suggested citation
Crawford, C et al. (2012). 'Estimating the impact of marriage on child development' [Presentation]. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/estimating-impact-marriage-child-development (accessed: 24 April 2025).
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