收入冲击对儿童人力资本的因果效应
The Causal Effect of an Income Shock on Children’s Human Capital
Journal of Labor Economics · 2024 · [{"name": "Cristina Borra", "affiliation": []}, {"name": "Ana Costa-Ramón", "affiliation": []}, {"name": "Libertad González", "affiliation": []}, {"name": "Almudena Sevilla", "affiliation": []}]
中文摘要
我们考察出生时发放的一项慷慨的无条件现金转移对儿童健康与学业表现的因果影响。利用丰富的行政数据, 我们借助西班牙于2007年意外推出的生育奖金, 采用断点—双重差分 (difference-in-discontinuity) 方法, 比较不同年份中相邻月份出生的儿童。我们发现该政策对儿童健康和考试成绩的影响甚微。我们同样未发现家庭结构、母亲就业、父母陪伴时间或与儿童相关的货币投资出现有意义的变化。本文的结果有助于理解哪些干预措施能有效促进儿童健康与人力资本形成。
Abstract
We investigate the causal impact of a generous unconditional cash transfer at birth on children’s health and academic performance. Using rich administrative data, we take advantage of the unexpected introduction of a baby bonus in Spain in 2007 and implement a difference-in-discontinuity approach comparing children born in the surrounding months in different years. We find little impact on children’s health and test scores. We also fail to find meaningful changes in household structure, maternal employment, parental time, or child-related monetary investments. Our results contribute to understanding which interventions are effective at fostering children’s health and human capital formation.