Melissa S. Kearney

Kearney is the Neil Moskowitz Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland and and is the Director of the Aspen Economic Strategy Group. She is the author of The Two-Parent Privilege: How Americans Stopped Getting Married and Started Falling Behind (University of Chicago Press)

Recent Articles

High Debt Threatens the U.S. Economy

Bipartisan reform is urgently needed to address the U.S.'s out of control debt.

By Melissa S. Kearney and Rob Portman

U.S. Economy Needs Two Parent Families

To make our nation’s economy stronger for all, marriage and family structure must be acknowledged as a driving force of economic well-being.

By Melissa S. Kearney
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