Temporary Stays and Persistent Gains: The Causal Effects of Foster Care
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Gross, M; Baron, EJ
Published in: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
April 1, 2022
Six percent of children in the United States enter foster care by age 18. We estimate the effects of foster care on children's outcomes by exploiting the quasi-random assignment of child welfare investigators in Michigan. We find that foster care improved children's safety and educational outcomes. Gains emerged after children exited the foster system when most were reunified with their birth parents, suggesting that improvements made by their parents were an important mechanism. These results indicate that safely reducing the use of foster care, a goal of recent federal legislation, requires more effective in-home, prevention-focused efforts. (JEL H75, I21, J13, K42)
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American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
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1945-7790
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1945-7782
Publication Date
April 1, 2022
Volume
14
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2
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170 / 199
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- 3801 Applied economics
- 1402 Applied Economics
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Gross, M., & Baron, E. J. (2022). Temporary Stays and Persistent Gains: The Causal Effects of Foster Care. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 14(2), 170–199. https://doi.org/10.1257/APP.20200204
Gross, M., and E. J. Baron. “Temporary Stays and Persistent Gains: The Causal Effects of Foster Care.” American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 14, no. 2 (April 1, 2022): 170–99. https://doi.org/10.1257/APP.20200204.
Gross M, Baron EJ. Temporary Stays and Persistent Gains: The Causal Effects of Foster Care. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. 2022 Apr 1;14(2):170–99.
Gross, M., and E. J. Baron. “Temporary Stays and Persistent Gains: The Causal Effects of Foster Care.” American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, vol. 14, no. 2, Apr. 2022, pp. 170–99. Scopus, doi:10.1257/APP.20200204.
Gross M, Baron EJ. Temporary Stays and Persistent Gains: The Causal Effects of Foster Care. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. 2022 Apr 1;14(2):170–199.
Published In
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
DOI
EISSN
1945-7790
ISSN
1945-7782
Publication Date
April 1, 2022
Volume
14
Issue
2
Start / End Page
170 / 199
Related Subject Headings
- 3801 Applied economics
- 1402 Applied Economics