贫困与父母管教
Poverty and parental discipline
Journal of Development Economics · 2025 · [{"name": "Mo Alloush", "affiliation": ["Colorado State University"]}, {"name": "Emily Conover", "affiliation": ["Hamilton College"]}, {"name": "Susan Godlonton", "affiliation": ["Williams College"]}]
中文摘要
在国家之间以及国家内部，父母管教子女的方式存在巨大差异，贫困往往与更高水平的体罚相关。我们利用秘鲁一项有条件现金转移支付项目的推广，检验该项目的引入是否会改变父母的管教方式。我们发现，在开始接受该项目的地区，贫困群体中母亲和父亲报告的平均体罚水平至少下降了2.7个百分点（11%），这一下降由打耳光行为的减少所驱动。我们的研究结果表明，参与该项目可能通过减少严厉的身体管教方式，产生额外的二阶收益。
Abstract
Across and within countries, there are large differences in how parents discipline their children, and frequently, poverty is associated with higher levels of physical punishment. We leverage the roll-out of a conditional cash transfer program in Peru to test whether its introduction changes parental discipline practices. We find that in districts that begin to receive the program, the average level of reported physical punishment by mothers and fathers among the poor declines by at least 2.7 percentage points (11%) driven by reductions in slapping. Our findings suggest that program participation may have additional second-order benefits through the reduction of harsh physical forms of discipline practices.