PUBLICATIONS BY Christine Kim
Research
Media Appearances
2008 Research
September 22, 2008
Academic Success Begins at Home: How Children Can Succeed in School
By Christine C. Kim
(Backgrounder #2185)
Social science research demonstrates a strong link between the intact family structure, parental involvement, and educational outcomes, from school readiness to college completion. The intact family has eroded dramatically over the last four decades with significant implications for children’s well-being. Strengthening marriage and promoting stable family formation as well as parental involvement could lead to significant gains in student achievement.
April 22, 2008
Executive Summary: Abstinence Education: Assessing the Evidence
By Christine C. Kim and Robert Rector
(Executive Summary #2126)
Abstinence education provides life and decision-making skills that lay the foundation for personal responsibility and healthy relationships later in life. Eleven of the 15 authentic abstinence programs discussed in this paper reported positive findings; five of the six studies of virginity pledges reported positive findings. Overall, 16 of the 21 studies reported positive results among youths who received abstinence education.
April 22, 2008
Abstinence Education: Assessing the Evidence
By Christine C. Kim and Robert Rector
(Backgrounder #2126)
Abstinence education provides life and decision-making skills that lay the foundation for personal responsibility and healthy relationships later in life. Eleven of the 15 authentic abstinence programs discussed in this paper reported positive findings; five of the six studies of virginity pledges reported positive findings. Overall, 16 of the 21 studies reported positive results among youths who received abstinence education.
2007 Research
May 22, 2007
The Fiscal Cost of Low-Skill Immigrants to the U.S. Taxpayer
By Robert Rector and Christine Kim
(Special Report #14)
Current immigration practices, both legal and illegal, operate like a system of trans-national welfare outreach bringing millions of fiscally dependent individuals into the U.S. This policy needs to be changed. U.S. immigration policy should encourage high-skill immigration and strictly limit low-skill immigration. In general, government policy should limit immigration to those who will be net fiscal contributors, avoiding those who will increase poverty and impose new costs on overburdened U.S. taxpayers.
May 21, 2007
Executive Summary: The Fiscal Cost of Low-Skill Immigrants to the U.S. Taxpayer
By Robert Rector and Christine Kim
(Special Report #14)
The Fiscal Cost of Low-Skill Immigrants to the U.S. Taxpayer
April 04, 2007
The Fiscal Cost of Low-Skill Households to the U.S. Taxpayer
By Robert Rector, Christine Kim, and Shanea Watkins, Ph.D.
(Special Report #12)
Households headed by persons without a high school diploma impose a significant fiscal burden on other taxpayers: The cost of the government benefits they consume greatly exceeds the taxes they pay. Before transferring even more economic resources to these households, government should have a very clear account of the magnitude of the economic transfers that already occur.
April 04, 2007
Executive Summary: The Fiscal Cost of Low-Skill Households to the U.S. Taxpayer
By Robert Rector, Christine Kim, and Shanea Watkins, Ph.D.
(Executive Summary #12)
Households headed by persons without a high school diploma impose a significant fiscal burden on other taxpayers: The cost of the government benefits they consume greatly exceeds the taxes they pay. Before transferring even more economic resources to these households, government should have a very clear account of the magnitude of the economic transfers that already occur.
2006 Research
August 01, 2006
Welfare Reform Turns Ten: Evidence Shows Reduced Dependence, Poverty
By Christine Kim and Robert Rector
(WebMemo #1183)
By a variety of measures, the 1996 welfare reform succeeded.
September 30, 2008
