TY - JOUR T1 - Developing Hope among Impoverished Children JF - Journal of Human Resources JO - J Hum Resour SP - 330 LP - 355 DO - 10.3368/jhr.53.2.0816-8112R1 VL - 53 IS - 2 AU - Paul Glewwe AU - Phillip H. Ross AU - Bruce Wydick Y1 - 2018/03/31 UR - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/53/2/330.abstract N2 - 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). ER -