The Long-Run Impact of Cash Transfers to Poor Families

被引:185
作者
Aizer, Anna [1 ,2 ]
Eli, Shari [2 ,3 ]
Ferrie, Joseph [2 ,4 ]
Lleras-Muney, Adriana [2 ,5 ]
机构
[1] Brown Univ, Dept Econ, 64 Waterman St, Providence, RI 02912 USA
[2] NBER, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
[3] Univ Toronto, Dept Econ, 150 St George St, Toronto, ON M5S 3G7, Canada
[4] Northwestern Univ, Dept Econ, 2001 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60208 USA
[5] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Econ, 9373 Bunche Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
关键词
GREAT-DEPRESSION; HEALTH; MORTALITY; ORIGINS; TECHNOLOGY; EMPLOYMENT; APPLICANTS; CHILDHOOD; EARNINGS; OUTCOMES;
D O I
10.1257/aer.20140529
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
We estimate the long-run impact - of cash transfers to poor families on children's longevity, educational attainment, nutritional slams, and income in adulthood. To do so, we collected individual-level administrative records of applicants to the Mothers' Pension program the first government-sponsored welfare program in the United States (1911-1935) and matched them to census, WWII, and death records. Male children of accepted applicants lived one year longer than those of rejected mothers. They also obtained onethird more years of schooling, were less likely to he underweight, and had higher income in adulthood than children of rejected mothers.
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