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

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Akee, Randall K. Q., Copeland, William E., Keeler, Gordon, Angold, Adrian, Costello, E. Jane·2010·American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
DOI 10.1257/app.2.1.86PMC PMC2891175
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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. (JEL D14, H23, I32, I38, J13)

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Authors
Akee, R. K. Q., Copeland, W. E., Keeler, G., Angold, A., & Costello, E. J.
Affiliations
  • Tufts University (US)
  • Duke University (US)
ORCID
Venue
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
Publisher
American Economic Association
Published
2010-01-01
Volume
2
Issue
1
Pages
86-115
ISSN
  • 1945-7782 (ISSN-L)
  • 1945-7790
DOI
10.1257/app.2.1.86
PMC
PMC2891175
OpenAlex
W2133492048
Cited by
419
References
48
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FWCI
24.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • American Economic Journal Applied Economics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Mental Health (K23MH080230, R01MH063671)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA011301)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Income, Poverty, and Inequality
Keywords
parental income, household income shocks, transfer payments, educational attainment, juvenile delinquency, poverty, parenting quality, child outcomes

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