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Economics of Foster Care by Anthony Bald; Joseph J. Doyle; Max Gross; Brian A. Jacob is a Economics, Econometrics and Finance article available to read on EtoBox.

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Foster care provides substitute living arrangements to protect maltreated children. The practice is remarkably common: it is estimated that 5 percent of children in the United States are placed in foster care at some point during childhood. This paper describes the main tradeoffs in child welfare policy and provides background on policy and practice most in need of rigorous evidence. Trends include efforts to prevent foster care on the demand side and to improve foster home recruitment on the supply side. With increasing data availability and a growing interest in evidence-based practices, there are opportunities for economic research to inform policies that protect vulnerable children.

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Author

Anthony Bald; Joseph J. Doyle; Max Gross; Brian A. Jacob

Publisher

American Economic Association

Published

2022

Language

EN

Field

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (Social Sciences)