Economics of Child Protection: Maltreatment, Foster Care, and Intimate Partner Violence

Violence within families and child neglect are strikingly common: 700,000 children are found to be victims of abuse or neglect in the United States each year; over the course of childhood, 6% of children are placed in foster care, and 18% witness intimate partner violence. These children are at much...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Doyle, Joseph J., Aizer, Anna
Other Authors: Sloan School of Management
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Annual Reviews 2019
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/122350