Effects of Universal and Unconditional Cash Transfers on Child Abuse and Neglect

Lindsey R. Bullinger, Analisa Packham and Kerri M. Raissian

No 31733, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: We estimate the effects of cash transfers on a severe measure of child welfare: maltreatment. To do so, we leverage year-to-year household variation from a universal and unconditional cash transfer, the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD). Using linked individual-level administrative data on PFD payments and child maltreatment referrals, we show that an additional $1,000 to families in the first few months of a child's life reduces the likelihood that a child is referred to Child Protective Services by age three by 2.0 percentage points, or 10 percent, on average. Estimates indicate that additional cash transfers also reduce child mortality.

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Date: 2023-09
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