Adoption Subsidies and Placement Outcomes for Children in Foster Care
研究了美国1980年法案提供的收养补贴如何影响寄养儿童被收养的数量和速度，发现补贴资格增加收养数量，尤其是被寄养父母收养，并缩短寄养时间。
More than 400,000 children in the United States are currently in foster care, many of whom are at risk for long-lasting emotional and health problems. The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 provided federal funds for monthly adoption subsidies designed to promote adoptions of special-needs children and children in foster care. Using data from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting Systems, I find that the number of adoptions increases when children become subsidy-eligible, and that most of the increase is from adoptions by foster parents. Conditional on adoption, subsidy eligibility decreases time spent in foster care.