The Long-Term Effects of Income for At-Risk Infants: Evidence from Supplemental Security Income

The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program uses a birthweight cutoff at 1200 grams to determine eligibility. Using birth certificates linked to administrative records, we find low-income families of infants born just below the cutoff receive higher monthly cash benefits (equal to 27% of family i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	NBER Working Paper Series 2023-09
Hauptverfasser:	Hollrah, Christopher A, Aldana, Gloria, Wherry, Laura, Wong, Mitchell D, Hawkins, Amelia A, Miller, Sarah
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Birth weight Children and Families Economic theory Low income groups Public Economics
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