TY - JOUR
T1 - Developing hope among impoverished children
T2 - Using Child self-portraits to measure poverty program impacts
AU - Glewwe, Paul
AU - Ross, Phillip H.
AU - Wydick, Bruce
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 by the Board of Regents of the University ofWisconsin System.
PY - 2018/3/1
Y1 - 2018/3/1
N2 - The role of psychological attributes such as hope in escaping poverty hasattracted increasing attention. Crucial questions include the impact ofearly development of positive psychological attributes on socioeconomicoutcomes, and whether interventions to reduce poverty increase suchattributes. We examine the impact of international child sponsorship on thepsychology of Indonesian children by employing a novel program evaluationtechnique-a quantified analysis of children's self-portraits. To identifycausal effects, we exploit an eligibility rule that established a maximum agefor participation. We find that international sponsorship significantly raisessponsored children's levels of happiness (0.42σ), self-efficacy (0.29σ),and hope (0.66σ).
AB - The role of psychological attributes such as hope in escaping poverty hasattracted increasing attention. Crucial questions include the impact ofearly development of positive psychological attributes on socioeconomicoutcomes, and whether interventions to reduce poverty increase suchattributes. We examine the impact of international child sponsorship on thepsychology of Indonesian children by employing a novel program evaluationtechnique-a quantified analysis of children's self-portraits. To identifycausal effects, we exploit an eligibility rule that established a maximum agefor participation. We find that international sponsorship significantly raisessponsored children's levels of happiness (0.42σ), self-efficacy (0.29σ),and hope (0.66σ).
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U2 - 10.3368/jhr.53.2.0816-8112R1
DO - 10.3368/jhr.53.2.0816-8112R1
M3 - Article
C2 - 29805181
AN - SCOPUS:85031115976
SN - 0022-166X
VL - 53
SP - 330
EP - 355
JO - Journal of Human Resources
JF - Journal of Human Resources
IS - 2
ER -