Efficient targeting in childhood interventions

IF 5.3 1区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

Journal of Human Resources Pub Date : 2023-09-06 DOI:10.3368/jhr.0320-10756r4

Alexander Paul, Dorthe Bleses, Michael Rosholm

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Abstract

Using Danish administrative data, we address the issue of efficient targeting in childhood interventions. We define children to be in need of an intervention if they experience one or more socially undesirable outcomes in adulthood. Because interventions are very effective early in life, we then test if and to what extent indicators available at birth can predict these outcomes. We find fair to good levels of prediction accuracy for many outcomes, driven by a parsimonious set of predictors. We show that optimal weights for the construction of risk scores deviate from the weights typically used in targeted interventions.

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儿童干预措施的有效针对性

利用丹麦的行政数据，我们解决了儿童干预措施的有效目标问题。如果儿童在成年后经历了一个或多个社会不良后果，我们将其定义为需要干预。由于干预措施在生命早期非常有效，我们随后测试出生时可用的指标是否以及在多大程度上可以预测这些结果。我们发现，在一组简洁的预测器的驱动下，许多结果的预测精度达到了相当好的水平。我们表明，构建风险评分的最优权重偏离了目标干预中通常使用的权重。

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Journal of Human Resources Multiple-

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7.00

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1.90%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Human Resources is among the leading journals in empirical microeconomics. Intended for scholars, policy makers, and practitioners, each issue examines research in a variety of fields including labor economics, development economics, health economics, and the economics of education, discrimination, and retirement. Founded in 1965, the Journal of Human Resources features articles that make scientific contributions in research relevant to public policy practitioners.