| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10311679 | Children and Youth Services Review | 2013 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Measuring causal effects of foster care on child outcomes can be confounded by selection bias. ⺠Instrumental variable estimation is proposed to explore natural experiments. ⺠Application is the effective randomization of child-protection investigators to cases. ⺠Estimates suggest foster care causes higher rates of juvenile delinquency among marginal cases. ⺠Estimates suggest little effect of foster care on emergency medical care among marginal cases.
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Authors
Joseph J. Jr.,