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Economics of Child Protection: Maltreatment, Foster Care, and Intimate Partner Violence

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  • Joseph J. Doyle

    (Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA)

  • Anna Aizer

    (National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA)

Abstract

Violence within families and child neglect are strikingly common: 700,000 children are found to be victims of abuse or neglect in the United States each year; over the course of childhood, 6% of children are placed in foster care, and 18% witness intimate partner violence. These children are at much higher risks of homelessness, criminal justice involvement, unemployment, and chronic health conditions compared to their neighbors. This article reviews the state of the economics literature on the causes and consequences of child maltreatment and intimate partner violence and calls for greater research into interventions aimed at improving child well-being.

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  • Joseph J. Doyle & Anna Aizer, 2018. "Economics of Child Protection: Maltreatment, Foster Care, and Intimate Partner Violence," Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews, vol. 10(1), pages 87-108, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:anr:reveco:v:10:y:2018:p:87-108
    DOI: 10.1146/annurev-economics-080217-053237
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    Keywords

    child protection; foster care; intimate partner violence;
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    JEL classification:

    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
    • J12 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure
    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth

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