SMU SOE Online Seminar (Sept 25, 2020, 4pm-5.30pm): The Causal Impact of Removing Children from Abusive and Neglectful Homes

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ABSTRACT This paper measures impacts of removing children from families investigated for abuse or neglect. We use removal tendencies of child protection investigators as an instrument. We focus on young children investigated before age six and ﬁnd that removal signiﬁcantly increases test scores and reduces grade repetition for girls. There are no detectable impacts for boys. This pattern of results does not appear to be driven by heterogeneity in pre-removal characteristics, foster placements, or the type of schools attended after removal. The results are consistent with the hypothesis that development of abused and neglected girls is more responsive to home removal. Keywords: Foster care, educational attainment, early intervention. JEL Codes: H75, I21, I24, I28, I38, J12, J13, J24. Click here to view the paper. Click here to view the CV.		This seminar will be held via Zoom. A confirmation email with the Zoom details will be sent to the registered email by 24 September 2020.
		PRESENTER Margarita Machelett Bank of Spain
		RESEARCH FIELDS Applied Economics Gender Economics Economics of Education
		DATE: 25 September 2020 (Friday)
		TIME: 4.00pm - 5.30pm