Does Child Sponsorship Pay off in Adulthood? An International Study of Impacts on Income and Wealth

This research estimates the impact of international child sponsorship on adult income and wealth of formerly sponsored children using data on 10,144 individuals in six countries. To identify causal effects, an age-eligibility rule followed from 1980 to 1992 is utilized that limited sponsorship to ch...

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Main Author: Wydick, Bruce
Other Authors: Rutledge, Laine, Glewwe, Paul
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C The World Bank 2016
Series:World Bank E-Library Archive
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