Economics of Foster Care
描述了儿童福利政策中的主要权衡，并介绍了最需要严谨证据的政策和实践背景，包括需求侧预防寄养和供给侧改善寄养家庭招募的趋势。
Foster care provides substitute living arrangements to protect maltreated children. The practice is remarkably common: it is estimated that 5 percent of children in the United States are placed in foster care at some point during childhood. This paper describes the main tradeoffs in child welfare policy and provides background on policy and practice most in need of rigorous evidence. Trends include efforts to prevent foster care on the demand side and to improve foster home recruitment on the supply side. With increasing data availability and a growing interest in evidence-based practices, there are opportunities for economic research to inform policies that protect vulnerable children.