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Developing Hope Among Impoverished Children: Using Child Self-Portraits to Measure Poverty Program Impacts

Paul Glewwe, Phillip H. Ross and Bruce Wydick
Published online before print July 19, 2017, 0816-8112R1v2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.53.2.0816-8112R1
Paul Glewwe
Paul Glewwe is a professor in the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota. Phillip H. Ross is a doctoral student in the Department of Economics at Boston University. Bruce Wydick is a professor in the Department of Economics at the University of San Francisco.
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Paul Glewwe is a professor in the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota. Phillip H. Ross is a doctoral student in the Department of Economics at Boston University. Bruce Wydick is a professor in the Department of Economics at the University of San Francisco.
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Paul Glewwe is a professor in the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota. Phillip H. Ross is a doctoral student in the Department of Economics at Boston University. Bruce Wydick is a professor in the Department of Economics at the University of San Francisco.
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Abstract

The role of psychological attributes such as hope in escaping poverty has attracted increasing attention. Crucial questions include the impact of early development of positive psychological attributes on socioeconomic outcomes, and whether interventions to reduce poverty increase such attributes. We examine the impact of international child sponsorship on the psychology of Indonesian children by employing a novel program evaluation technique—a quantified analysis of children’s self-portraits. To identify causal effects, we exploit an eligibility rule that established a maximum age for participation. We find that international sponsorship significantly raises sponsored children’s levels of happiness (0.42σ), self-efficacy (0.29σ), and hope (0.66σ).

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  • Hope
  • Economic Development
  • Child Sponsorship
  • Self-Portraits
  • Self-Esteem

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Paul Glewwe, Phillip H. Ross, Bruce Wydick
Journal of Human Resources Jul 2017, 0816-8112R1v2; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.53.2.0816-8112R1

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Developing Hope Among Impoverished Children: Using Child Self-Portraits to Measure Poverty Program Impacts
Paul Glewwe, Phillip H. Ross, Bruce Wydick
Journal of Human Resources Jul 2017, 0816-8112R1v2; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.53.2.0816-8112R1
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