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The word “economics” is derived from the Greek word “oikonomia,” which means “management of the household.” Unfortunately, it seems that few people have noticed the relationship between household family structure and economic outcomes for states or society at large.
According to a study commissioned by the American Enterprise Institute, shifts in marriage and family structure significantly affect a state’s economic performance, including its economic growth and mobility, child poverty and median family income.
The Strong Families, Prosperous States research documents four key sets of facts about the links between families and the economic welfare of states nationwide:
Higher levels of marriage, and especially higher levels of families with married parents, are strongly associated with greater economic growth, more economic mobility, less child poverty and higher median family income at the state level in the U.S.