Does Child Sponsorship Pay Off in Adulthood? : An International Study of Impacts on Income and Wealth
This research estimates the impact of international child sponsorship on adult income and wealth of formerly sponsored children using data on 10,144 individuals in six countries. To identify causal effects, an age-eligibility rule followed from 198...
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okr-10986-238982021-04-23T14:04:18Z Does Child Sponsorship Pay Off in Adulthood? : An International Study of Impacts on Income and Wealth Wydick, Bruce Glewwe, Paul Rutledge, Laine ADULTHOOD LABOR MARKET EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT ACCOUNTING HOUSE WAGES AGED ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS GENDER DIFFERENCES PARTICIPATION FAMILY INCOME AGE VALUE GENDER CHILDHOOD HOMES MARRIED COUPLES COUNTERFACTUAL PROGRAMS LABOR FORCE AGE GROUPS INFORMATION MOTHERS POLITICAL ECONOMY EFFECTS INCENTIVES IMPACTS SAMPLE SIZE OPPORTUNITY COSTS PROJECTS LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION QUALITY ADULTS INCOME IMPACTS ECONOMICS BENEFICIARIES PROGRAM IMPACTS INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES INSTRUMENTS HOME SEX PARENTS LABOR MARKET CHILDREN GENDERS SECURITY FEMALES HUSBAND INVESTMENT STATISTICS EVALUATION TRAINING DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS CHILD EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT POVERTY INTERVENTION YOUNG WOMEN BOYS MEN FAMILY SIZE PRODUCTIVITY LABOR PRODUCTIVITY CHILD DEVELOPMENT MARKET WAGE TRANSFERS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS HOUSES MARKETS ORGANIZATIONS MALES MARRIAGE FAMILIES INDICATORS WOMEN RESEARCH LABOR MARKETS LABOR OUTCOMES RESIDENCE MARKET WAGE FINANCE EFFICIENCY BENEFITS FUTURE LABOR ABSENTEEISM This research estimates the impact of international child sponsorship on adult income and wealth of formerly sponsored children using data on 10,144 individuals in six countries. To identify causal effects, an age-eligibility rule followed from 1980 to 1992 is utilized that limited sponsorship to children twelve years old or younger when the program was introduced in a village, allowing comparisons of sponsored children with older siblings who were slightly too old to be sponsored. Estimations indicate that international child sponsorship increased monthly income by $13–17 over an untreated baseline of $75, principally from inducing higher future labor market participation. Results show evidence for positive impacts on dwelling quality in adulthood and modest evidence of impacts on ownership of consumer durables in adulthood, limited to increased ownership of mobile phones. Finally, results point to modest effects of child sponsorship on childbearing in adulthood. 2016-03-09T18:13:23Z 2016-03-09T18:13:23Z 2016-02 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25891869/child-sponsorship-pay-off-adulthood-international-study-impacts-income-wealth http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23898 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7563 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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ADULTHOOD LABOR MARKET EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT ACCOUNTING HOUSE WAGES AGED ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS GENDER DIFFERENCES PARTICIPATION FAMILY INCOME AGE VALUE GENDER CHILDHOOD HOMES MARRIED COUPLES COUNTERFACTUAL PROGRAMS LABOR FORCE AGE GROUPS INFORMATION MOTHERS POLITICAL ECONOMY EFFECTS INCENTIVES IMPACTS SAMPLE SIZE OPPORTUNITY COSTS PROJECTS LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION QUALITY ADULTS INCOME IMPACTS ECONOMICS BENEFICIARIES PROGRAM IMPACTS INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES INSTRUMENTS HOME SEX PARENTS LABOR MARKET CHILDREN GENDERS SECURITY FEMALES HUSBAND INVESTMENT STATISTICS EVALUATION TRAINING DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS CHILD EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT POVERTY INTERVENTION YOUNG WOMEN BOYS MEN FAMILY SIZE PRODUCTIVITY LABOR PRODUCTIVITY CHILD DEVELOPMENT MARKET WAGE TRANSFERS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS HOUSES MARKETS ORGANIZATIONS MALES MARRIAGE FAMILIES INDICATORS WOMEN RESEARCH LABOR MARKETS LABOR OUTCOMES RESIDENCE MARKET WAGE FINANCE EFFICIENCY BENEFITS FUTURE LABOR ABSENTEEISM |
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ADULTHOOD LABOR MARKET EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT ACCOUNTING HOUSE WAGES AGED ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS GENDER DIFFERENCES PARTICIPATION FAMILY INCOME AGE VALUE GENDER CHILDHOOD HOMES MARRIED COUPLES COUNTERFACTUAL PROGRAMS LABOR FORCE AGE GROUPS INFORMATION MOTHERS POLITICAL ECONOMY EFFECTS INCENTIVES IMPACTS SAMPLE SIZE OPPORTUNITY COSTS PROJECTS LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION QUALITY ADULTS INCOME IMPACTS ECONOMICS BENEFICIARIES PROGRAM IMPACTS INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES INSTRUMENTS HOME SEX PARENTS LABOR MARKET CHILDREN GENDERS SECURITY FEMALES HUSBAND INVESTMENT STATISTICS EVALUATION TRAINING DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS CHILD EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT POVERTY INTERVENTION YOUNG WOMEN BOYS MEN FAMILY SIZE PRODUCTIVITY LABOR PRODUCTIVITY CHILD DEVELOPMENT MARKET WAGE TRANSFERS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS HOUSES MARKETS ORGANIZATIONS MALES MARRIAGE FAMILIES INDICATORS WOMEN RESEARCH LABOR MARKETS LABOR OUTCOMES RESIDENCE MARKET WAGE FINANCE EFFICIENCY BENEFITS FUTURE LABOR ABSENTEEISM Wydick, Bruce Glewwe, Paul Rutledge, Laine Does Child Sponsorship Pay Off in Adulthood? : An International Study of Impacts on Income and Wealth |
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Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7563 |
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This research estimates the impact of
international child sponsorship on adult income and wealth
of formerly sponsored children using data on 10,144
individuals in six countries. To identify causal effects, an
age-eligibility rule followed from 1980 to 1992 is utilized
that limited sponsorship to children twelve years old or
younger when the program was introduced in a village,
allowing comparisons of sponsored children with older
siblings who were slightly too old to be sponsored.
Estimations indicate that international child sponsorship
increased monthly income by $13–17 over an untreated
baseline of $75, principally from inducing higher future
labor market participation. Results show evidence for
positive impacts on dwelling quality in adulthood and modest
evidence of impacts on ownership of consumer durables in
adulthood, limited to increased ownership of mobile phones.
Finally, results point to modest effects of child
sponsorship on childbearing in adulthood. |
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Working Paper |
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Wydick, Bruce Glewwe, Paul Rutledge, Laine |
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Wydick, Bruce Glewwe, Paul Rutledge, Laine |
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Wydick, Bruce |
| title |
Does Child Sponsorship Pay Off in Adulthood? : An International Study of Impacts on Income and Wealth |
| title_short |
Does Child Sponsorship Pay Off in Adulthood? : An International Study of Impacts on Income and Wealth |
| title_full |
Does Child Sponsorship Pay Off in Adulthood? : An International Study of Impacts on Income and Wealth |
| title_fullStr |
Does Child Sponsorship Pay Off in Adulthood? : An International Study of Impacts on Income and Wealth |
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Does Child Sponsorship Pay Off in Adulthood? : An International Study of Impacts on Income and Wealth |
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does child sponsorship pay off in adulthood? : an international study of impacts on income and wealth |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2016 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25891869/child-sponsorship-pay-off-adulthood-international-study-impacts-income-wealth http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23898 |
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