are costly to both former foster youth and the public. We evaluate the effects of placing foster children with extended … family, rather than unrelated caregivers, using individual-level panel data. Our analysis utilizes an instrumental variable … of specifications. We posit that kinship care may better maintain ties between youth and family members that are vital in …

since the earnings benefits are concentrated among young adults who have children. The result also suggests that parental …The earnings of young adults who live in the same neighborhoods as their parents completely recover after a job … displacement, unlike the earnings of young adults who live farther away, which permanently decline. Nearby workers appear to …