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The Child Left Behind: Parental Incarceration and Adult Human Capital in the United States

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  • Laura E. Henkhaus

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Exposure to parental incarceration is particularly prevalent in the United States, where about 7 percent of children have lived with a parent who was incarcerated. In this paper, I use nationally representative US data and apply partial identification methods to bound the likely effects of parental incarceration on education and labor market outcomes. Findings suggest that parental incarceration leads to substantially higher rates of high school dropout. Results provide some support for negative effects on likelihood of college degree attainment and employment in young adulthood. This work has important implications for criminal justice policy and social policies toward children.

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  • Laura E. Henkhaus, 2019. "The Child Left Behind: Parental Incarceration and Adult Human Capital in the United States," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 109, pages 199-203, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:apandp:v:109:y:2019:p:199-203
    Note: DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20191092
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    JEL classification:

    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law

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