Child protection and child outcomes: Measuring the effects of foster care

American Economic Review

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1583-1610

  Doyle Jr , Joseph J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE;

EID: 38049180629     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.97.5.1583     Document Type: Article

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