Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>Policies like universal preschool and The American Families Plan have brought attention to the need to invest in child development. Research has shown that such investments, when evaluated over the long run, provide large rates of return not just to families but to society. However, the effect of policies directed at children ultimately depends on the way parents respond to these policies. Therefore, in order to design policies effectively, the complex nature of parenting must be considered. In this dissertation, I analyze the impact of parental behavior and traits on child outcomes as well as the influences of specific parental behaviors and traits. I use two data sets and economic theory to add clarity to this important problem.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Economics, PhD
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Open Access Dissertation
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- School of Social Science, Politics, and Evaluation
- Year dc:date.available
- 2023
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Smith, Benjamin J.
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Melissa Rogers
- Tom Kniesner
Subjects
dc:subject × 2Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgu_etd/750
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:scholarship.claremont.edu:cgu_etd-1772