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New study: The Long-Term Effect of Childhood Poverty

This morning, I read an article (on a study recently published which investigates and provides strong evidence for the prevalence of long-term effects of childhood poverty.

Freely translated from Danish:

Lower wages, shorter education, lower grades, and a weaker association with the labour market. Living just one year in poverty during childhood may have long-term negative consequences for adult life. This is the conclusion of a scientific study conducted by Rune Vammen Lesner and published in an international journal.

It continues:

The effect is particularly strong if poverty strikes children who are 13-15 years of age because they are about to make big decisions about their future. In that age range, just a single year in poverty leads to, on average, a 12% lower wage in their adult lives. The reason seems to be that children experiencing such poverty take shorter routes through the educational system and start working earlier.

References

https://www.information.dk/ind...ive-spor-voksenlivet

Rune V. Lesner, 2016. "The Long-Term Effect of Childhood Poverty," Economics Working Papers 2016-08, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University.

 

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During two terms of [national] service, as a VISTA [now AMERICORPS] Volunteer, I 'fought' in the "War On Poverty" (considered by some as: "A painfully timid assault on the consequences, rather than the 'causes' of Human Misery"). I hope this 'new Understanding', which Thomas Peter Berntsen has shared [of this new study] with us here, will further enhance our understanding of "Poverty".

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