Laura Cuesta
@lauracuesta_
Associate Professor at @RutgersSSW. I study family change, international approaches to child and family policy, poverty & inequality. Proud Colombian. Immigrant
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https://go.rutgers.edu/lauracuesta 29-06-2012 01:40:40
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Excellent thread by Kathryn Anne Edwards on the old argument that income support programs create work disincentives. I would add that for mothers with low earnings programs such as the CTC may actually help them to stay employed by providing resources to cover job-related expenses.
An honor to be at the Russell Sage Foundation Gates Foundation Conference for Pipeline Grantees & present my work w/ Analisa Packham on Medicaid & recidivism. Dr. Trevon D Logan Laura Cuesta Harold Pollack Stephen Jinho Glauser Darrell Hudson Michael Lens Diane Schanzenbach Ashley Muchow Ericka (Wiggins) Weathers & many more!
Many thanks to Poverty Research IRP and Hispanic Research Center for organizing a fantastic workshop and big congratulations to all fellow Latinx/Latina/Latino scholars for the inspiring research work they are doing! Looking forward to staying connected and continuing this conversation! Rutgers University School of Social Work
Check out important commentary on the well-being of Latin-American mothers by Rutgers University School of Social Work colleague Laura Cuesta economist.com/the-americas/2…
A study led by Assistant Professor Laura Cuesta explains how public guaranteed child support programs may help reduce poverty worldwide. rutgers.edu/news/public-gu…
We asked why there are so many single mothers in LATAM (Colombia holds the record). And what does it mean for these women - and for our economy? Happy to have been part of a team of strong female reporters The Economist with Ana Lankes & led by Avantika Chilkoti economist.com/the-americas/2…
Assistant Professor Laura Cuesta recently spoke to The Economist for a story on single mothers in Latin America and the array of problems they face. Read the piece at economist.com/the-americas/2…
Thank you so much, Laurie! It was an honor to have you in the audience! Rutgers University School of Social Work #ESPAnet2023
Laura Cuesta (Laura Cuesta) is an assistant professor at Rutgers School of Social Work. She discusses the significance of Hispanic Heritage Month and shares ways social workers and allied professionals can support Latina/o/x communities beyond this month. socialwork.rutgers.edu/news/observing…
This year’s economic sciences laureate Claudia Goldin (Claudia Goldin) was born in 1946 in New York, NY, USA. She is a professor at Harvard University University, Cambridge, MA, USA. scholar.harvard.edu/goldin/biocv
#TopDownloadedArticle🥳Our paper “Understanding child support arrangements in Colombia: A social exchange theory perspective” was one of the most downloaded papers during its first 12 months of publication in Family Relations Family Relations Laura Cuesta & KJ Eickmeyer, PhD😍👇
First time we see the hard copy of our book. This book compares the political, institutional and administrative dimensions of child support policy across the globe. Angela Guarin Laura Cuesta Elgar Publishing e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/singl…
New study alert! Laura Cuesta and Alejandra Ros Pilarz find that mothers' regular child support receipt (compared to no receipt) does not compromise their employment earnings and is associated with increases part-time employment and job stability in the same year. journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/73…
📄New #publication in @[email protected] from CDE affiliate Alejandra Ros Pilarz & colleague Laura Cuesta (Rutgers University) ➡️"Trends in child support receipt and regularity in the United States, 1996–2018" doi.org/10.1111/jomf.1…