How Does Household Income Affect Child Personality Traits and Behaviors?
Am Econ Rev
; 108(3): 775-827, 2018 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
We examine the effects of a quasi-experimental unconditional household income transfer on child emotional and behavioral health and personality traits. Using longitudinal data, we find that there are large beneficial effects on children's emotional and behavioral health and personality traits during adolescence. We find evidence that these effects are most pronounced for children who start out with the lowest initial endowments. The income intervention also results in improvements in parental relationships which we interpret as a potential mechanism behind our findings.
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Am Econ Rev
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SERVICOS DE SAUDE
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2018
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