The Effect of Parental Death on Children’s Wellbeing

Author

Monil S. Shah, CUNY Hunter CollegeFollow

Date of Award

Spring 5-5-2018

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Economics

First Advisor

Karna Basu

Second Advisor

Jonathan Conning

Academic Program Adviser

Randall K. Filer

Abstract

I study the effect of parental death on a child’s wellbeing, including workforce participation, education, marital status and health. Using propensity score matching, I find that parental death leads to worse outcomes for children who lose a parent compared to those with two parents, with negative effects exacerbated for daughters.

Recommended Citation

Shah, Monil S., "The Effect of Parental Death on Children’s Wellbeing" (2018). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/325