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Does Child Sponsorship Pay Off in Adulthood?: An International Study of Impacts on Income and Wealth

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dc.contributor.authorWydick, Bruce
dc.contributor.authorGlewwe, Paul
dc.contributor.authorRutledge, Laine
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-09T18:13:23Z
dc.date.available2016-03-09T18:13:23Z
dc.date.issued2016-02
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25891869/child-sponsorship-pay-off-adulthood-international-study-impacts-income-wealth
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7563
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/23898
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7563
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectADULTHOOD
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectBENEFIT
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectHOUSE
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION
dc.subjectFAMILY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectAGE
dc.subjectVALUE
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectCHILDHOOD
dc.subjectHOMES
dc.subjectMARRIED COUPLES
dc.subjectCOUNTERFACTUAL
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectAGE GROUPS
dc.subjectINFORMATION
dc.subjectMOTHERS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectEFFECTS
dc.subjectINCENTIVES
dc.subjectIMPACTS
dc.subjectSAMPLE SIZE
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COSTS
dc.subjectPROJECTS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectQUALITY
dc.subjectADULTS
dc.subjectINCOME IMPACTS
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectBENEFICIARIES
dc.subjectPROGRAM IMPACTS
dc.subjectINSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES
dc.subjectINSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectHOME
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectPARENTS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectCHILDREN
dc.subjectGENDERS
dc.subjectSECURITY
dc.subjectFEMALES
dc.subjectHUSBAND
dc.subjectINVESTMENT
dc.subjectSTATISTICS
dc.subjectEVALUATION
dc.subjectTRAINING
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectCHILD
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectYOUNG WOMEN
dc.subjectBOYS
dc.subjectMEN
dc.subjectFAMILY SIZE
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectCHILD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectMARKET WAGE
dc.subjectTRANSFERS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectHOUSES
dc.subjectMARKETS
dc.subjectORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectMALES
dc.subjectMARRIAGE
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectINDICATORS
dc.subjectWOMEN
dc.subjectRESEARCH
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR
dc.subjectOUTCOMES
dc.subjectRESIDENCE
dc.subjectMARKET WAGE
dc.subjectFINANCE
dc.subjectEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectBENEFITS
dc.subjectFUTURE LABOR
dc.subjectABSENTEEISM
dc.titleDoes Child Sponsorship Pay Off in Adulthood?en
dc.title.subtitleAn International Study of Impacts on Income and Wealthen
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okr.crossref.titleDoes Child Sponsorship Pay off in Adulthood? An International Study of Impacts on Income and Wealth
okr.date.disclosure2016-02-10
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25891869/child-sponsorship-pay-off-adulthood-international-study-impacts-income-wealth
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7563
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okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Monitoring & Analysis
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Safety Nets and Transfers
okr.unitOperations and Strategy Team (DECOS) Development Economics Vice Presidency
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