Parents ’ Incomes and Children ’ s Outcomes : A Quasi - Experiment Using Transfer
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Household conditions and characteristics play an important role in determining the outcomes of children. The strength and nature of that role has been an important research area for social scientists. One characteristic is of special importance for economists—household incomes. Does having more money in the household produce better child outcomes over time? Alternatively, does growing up in poverty produce worse outcomes for children? It is dif!cult to answer these
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Parents ’ Incomes and Children ’ s Outcomes : A Quasi - Experiment Using Transfer Payments from
Household conditions and characteristics play an important role in determining the outcomes of children. The strength and nature of that role has been an important research area for social scientists. One characteristic is of special importance for economists—household incomes. Does having more money in the household produce better child outcomes over time? Alternatively, does growing up in pov...
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