Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/298426 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
CEBI Working Paper Series No. 22/22
Publisher: 
University of Copenhagen, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI), Copenhagen
Abstract: 
We investigate the short-term impact of out-of-home care on child health, schooling and juvenile crime. Using an event study to examine the dynamics around the time of placement, we document a clear deterioration of mental health and increasing crime rates before placement. After placement, we find a decrease in hospitalizations and an improvement in schooling outcomes. For a sub-sample, we use caseworkers' risk-assessment to form a control group of children who were at risk of a placement. For the marginal child, we find little evidence of a causal effect of placement, as we also see improvements for the control group.
Subjects: 
Child protection
health
schooling
crime
event study
JEL: 
H75
I14
I21
I38
J12
J13
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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