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
