Taking Chances: The Effect that Growing Up on Welfare Has on the Risky Behavior of Young People*
研究分析了在领取福利的家庭中成长对年轻人参与社会和健康风险行为的影响，发现控制家庭结构、母亲自身冒险行为及对子女的投资后，福利经历与冒险行为之间的关联消失。
Abstract In this paper, we analyze the effect that growing up in a family with a history of welfare receipt has on young people's engagement in a variety of social and health risks. Unique administrative data matched to survey data for 18‐year‐olds and their mothers allow us to evaluate the effect of welfare receipt over the course of a young person's childhood. Much of the apparent link between family welfare history and risk taking disappears once we control for the effects of family structure, mothers’ own risk taking, and mothers’ investments in their children. We find no evidence that growing up on welfare causes young people to engage in risky behavior.