Assets and child well-being in developed countries

Trina R. Williams Shanks, Youngmi Kim, Vernon Loke and Mesmin Destin

Children and Youth Services Review, 2010, vol. 32, issue 11, 1488-1496

Abstract: Although there is no universal approach to offering Child Development Accounts (CDAs), this paper introduces a framework for an age-based conceptual model that describes how such accounts might influence indicators of child well-being. With a focus on optimal age-appropriate development beginning at birth and ranging through young adulthood, the model incorporates research from multiple disciplines to include direct effects, indirect effects and critical milestones. We review empirical evidence from national datasets (primarily from the United States, but including research from other developed countries) to provide a context for this framework. This conceptual and empirical backdrop provides a starting point from which to critique key dimensions of CDA policy and consider potential implications of such an approach. Suggestions for future research are offered.

Keywords: Assets; Wealth; Income; Children; Child; development; accounts (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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