RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 The Effect of Mandatory-Access Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs on Foster Care Admissions JF Journal of Human Resources JO J Hum Resour FD University of Wisconsin Press SP 217 OP 240 DO 10.3368/jhr.57.1.0918-9729R2 VO 57 IS 1 A1 Gihleb, Rania A1 Giuntella, Osea A1 Zhang, Ning YR 2022 UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/57/1/217.abstract AB This study estimates the effect of mandatory prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) on child removals. To identify the effects of the programs on foster care admissions, we exploit the variation across states in the timing of adoption of operational and mandatory PDMPs using an event-study approach, as well as standard difference-in-difference models. We find that operational PDMP did not have any significant effects on foster care admissions. However, the introduction of mandatory provisions reduced child removals by 10 percent. These effects are driven by the reductions in first removals and are strongest among children of young caregivers and white children.