Parents' Incomes and Children's Outcomes: A Quasi-Experiment.
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Akee, RKQ; Copeland, WE; Keeler, G; Angold, A; Costello, EJ
Published in: Am Econ J Appl Econ
January 2010
We examine the role that 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 $4000 per year for the poorest households increases educational attainment by one year at age 21 and reduces having ever committed a minor crime by 22% at ages 16-17. Our evidence suggests that improved parental quality is a likely mechanism for the change.
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January 2010
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2
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Related Subject Headings
- 3801 Applied economics
- 1402 Applied Economics
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Akee, R. K. Q., Copeland, W. E., Keeler, G., Angold, A., & Costello, E. J. (2010). Parents' Incomes and Children's Outcomes: A Quasi-Experiment. Am Econ J Appl Econ, 2(1), 86–115. https://doi.org/10.1257/app.2.1.86
Akee, Randall K. Q., William E. Copeland, Gordon Keeler, Adrian Angold, and Elizabeth J. Costello. “Parents' Incomes and Children's Outcomes: A Quasi-Experiment.” Am Econ J Appl Econ 2, no. 1 (January 2010): 86–115. https://doi.org/10.1257/app.2.1.86.
Akee RKQ, Copeland WE, Keeler G, Angold A, Costello EJ. Parents' Incomes and Children's Outcomes: A Quasi-Experiment. Am Econ J Appl Econ. 2010 Jan;2(1):86–115.
Akee, Randall K. Q., et al. “Parents' Incomes and Children's Outcomes: A Quasi-Experiment.” Am Econ J Appl Econ, vol. 2, no. 1, Jan. 2010, pp. 86–115. Pubmed, doi:10.1257/app.2.1.86.
Akee RKQ, Copeland WE, Keeler G, Angold A, Costello EJ. Parents' Incomes and Children's Outcomes: A Quasi-Experiment. Am Econ J Appl Econ. 2010 Jan;2(1):86–115.
Published In
Am Econ J Appl Econ
DOI
ISSN
1945-7782
Publication Date
January 2010
Volume
2
Issue
1
Start / End Page
86 / 115
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- 3801 Applied economics
- 1402 Applied Economics