Long-Run Impacts of Childhood Access to the Safety Net
Long-Run Impacts of Childhood Access to the Safety Net
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DOI：
10.1257/aer.20130375
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发表时间：
2016-04-01
影响因子：
10.7
通讯作者：
Almond, Douglas
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作者：
Hoynes, Hilary;Schanzenbach, Diane Whitmore;Almond, Douglas
我们研究了在子宫内和儿童时期可用的经济资源的积极和政策驱动的变化的影响。我们专注于食品券计划的引入，该计划于1961年至1975年间在各县推出。我们使用收入动态的小组研究来收集独特的数据，将儿童早期的家庭背景和居住县与成人健康和经济结果联系起来。我们的研究结果表明，在儿童时期获得食品券可以显著降低代谢综合征的发病率，并提高妇女的经济自给自足能力。
We examine the impact of a positive and policy-driven change in economic resources available in utero and during childhood. We focus on the introduction of the Food Stamp Program, which was rolled out across counties between 1961 and 1975. We use the Panel Study of Income Dynamics to assemble unique data linking family background and county of residence in early childhood to adult health and economic outcomes. Our findings indicate access to food stamps in childhood leads to a significant reduction in the incidence of metabolic syndrome and, for women, an increase in economic self-sufficiency.