Does International Child Sponsorship Work? A Six-Country Study of Impacts on Adult Life Outcomes

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Wydick, Bruce; Glewwe, Paul; Rutledge, Laine
• 署名单位: University of San Francisco; University of Minnesota System; University of Minnesota Twin Cities; University of Washington; University of Washington Seattle
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0022-3808
• DOI: 10.1086/670138
• 发表日期: 2013
• 页码: 393-436
• 关键词: SCHOOL ENROLLMENT; CONSEQUENCES; progresa; HEALTH

摘要

Child sponsorship is a leading form of direct aid from wealthy country households to children in developing countries. Over 9 million children are supported through international sponsorship organizations. Using data from six countries, we estimate impacts on several outcomes from sponsorship through Compassion International, a leading child sponsorship organization. To identify programeffects, we utilize an age-eligibility rule implemented when programs began in new villages. We find large, statistically significant impacts on years of schooling; primary, secondary, and tertiary school completion; and the probability and quality of employment. Early evidence suggests that these impacts are due, in part, to increases in children's aspirations.