Parents' Incomes and Children's Outcomes: A Quasi-Experiment Using Transfer Payments from Casino Profits

被引：268

作者：

Akee, Randall K. Q. ^{[1
]}

Copeland, William E. ^{[2
]}

Keeler, Gordon ^{[2
]}

Angold, Adrian ^{[2
]}

Costello, E. Jane ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Tufts Univ, Dept Econ, Medford, MA 02155 USA

[2] Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Ctr Dev Epidemiol, Dept Psychiat & Behav Sci, Durham, NC 27710 USA

来源：

AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL-APPLIED ECONOMICS | 2010年 / 2卷 / 01期

关键词：

ECONOMIC-STRESS; POVERTY; CRIME; IMPACT; YOUTH; MONEY;

D O I：

10.1257/app.2.1.86

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

We examine the role an exogenous increase in household income, due to a government transfer unrelated to household characteristics, plays in children's long-run outcomes. Children in affected households have higher levels of education in their young adulthood and a lower incidence of criminality for minor offenses. Effects differ by initial household poverty status. An additional $4,000 per year for the poorest households increases educational attainment by one year at age 21, and reduces the chances of committing a minor crime by 22 percent for 16 and 17 year olds. Our evidence suggests improved parental quality is a likely mechanism for the change.

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页码：86 / 115

页数：30

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