Publications [#270291] of adrian c. angold

Journal Articles

1. Akee, RKQ; Copeland, WE; Keeler, G; Angold, A; Costello, EJ (2010). Parents' Incomes and Children's Outcomes: A Quasi-Experiment.. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2(1), 86-115. [doi]
   (last updated on 2023/06/01)

   Abstract:
   We examine the role that 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 $4000 per year for the poorest households increases educational attainment by one year at age 21 and reduces having ever committed a minor crime by 22% at ages 16-17. Our evidence suggests that improved parental quality is a likely mechanism for the change.