Children's Prospects and Children's Policy
基于美国儿童经济地位的趋势数据，从经济学视角分析儿童公共政策，探讨美国是否对儿童投资不足、投资类型和对象选择，以及政府直接提供服务还是给予父母资源与激励。
This paper offers some facts on trends in children's economic status in the United States as well as an economic perspective for thinking about public policy toward children. Throughout, we will attempt to make clear what is known and what is not known empirically about the relationships that are embodied in our perspective. We consider whether America is “underinvesting in children”; what type of investments in children would be best; to which children investments should be directed; and whether governments should provide the services directly or whether parents should be given the resources and incentives to better nurture their children. We examine the determinants of children's success and propose a course of action for investing in children.