シム　スンギュ   SIM, Seung-Gyu   沈　承揆    所属   青山学院大学  国際政治経済学部 国際経済学科    職種   教授
言語種別	英語
発行・発表の年月	2021/06
形態種別	学術雑誌
査読	査読あり
標題	Living Environments and Child Development: Comparing Two Groups of Out-of-Home Children
執筆形態	共同
掲載誌名	Journal of Human Capital
掲載区分	国外
出版社・発行元	The University of Chicago Press Journal
巻・号・頁	15(2),pp.346-371
著者・共著者	Ick-Joong Chung, Jungmin Lee, Yasuyuki Sawada, Seung-Gyu Sim, Jinyeong Son
概要	Using unique data on 210 Korean children from surveys and experiments, this paper examines whether living environments matter for child development. We compare two groups of out-of-home children in different environments: traditional orphanage-type institutions and family-like group homes. We exploit the arguably random assignment of children to institutions, generated by variation in the relative availability of group homes across regions over the years. We find that children in group homes are more altruistic, emotionally stable, satisfied with school, and forward-looking. Our findings suggest that family-like environments with fewer coresidents and more intimate relationships are beneficial to children separated from their parents.