How Does Household Income Affect Child Personality Traits and Behaviors?
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Akee, R; Copeland, W; Costello, EJ; Simeonova, E
Published in: Am Econ Rev
March 2018
We examine the effects of a quasi-experimental unconditional household income transfer on child emotional and behavioral health and personality traits. Using longitudinal data, we find that there are large beneficial effects on children's emotional and behavioral health and personality traits during adolescence. We find evidence that these effects are most pronounced for children who start out with the lowest initial endowments. The income intervention also results in improvements in parental relationships which we interpret as a potential mechanism behind our findings.
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Am Econ Rev
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0002-8282
Publication Date
March 2018
Volume
108
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3
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775 / 827
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United States
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- Economics
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Akee, R., Copeland, W., Costello, E. J., & Simeonova, E. (2018). How Does Household Income Affect Child Personality Traits and Behaviors? Am Econ Rev, 108(3), 775–827. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.20160133
Akee, Randall, William Copeland, E Jane Costello, and Emilia Simeonova. “How Does Household Income Affect Child Personality Traits and Behaviors?” Am Econ Rev 108, no. 3 (March 2018): 775–827. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.20160133.
Akee R, Copeland W, Costello EJ, Simeonova E. How Does Household Income Affect Child Personality Traits and Behaviors? Am Econ Rev. 2018 Mar;108(3):775–827.
Akee, Randall, et al. “How Does Household Income Affect Child Personality Traits and Behaviors?” Am Econ Rev, vol. 108, no. 3, Mar. 2018, pp. 775–827. Pubmed, doi:10.1257/aer.20160133.
Akee R, Copeland W, Costello EJ, Simeonova E. How Does Household Income Affect Child Personality Traits and Behaviors? Am Econ Rev. 2018 Mar;108(3):775–827.
Published In
Am Econ Rev
DOI
ISSN
0002-8282
Publication Date
March 2018
Volume
108
Issue
3
Start / End Page
775 / 827
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Economics
- 38 Economics
- 35 Commerce, management, tourism and services
- 15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
- 14 Economics