The findings really chime with the powerful argument made by @lisaharker.bsky.social about our care system pushing young people into independence at too young an age.

www.nuffieldfoundation.org/research/our...

The conclusion is really important: don't assume that investing in 'older' young people doesn't work. Rather think more broadly about the sorts of relational investments most likely to pay-off.

Want to help some of the most vulnerable young people in society get on in life?

Then extend the age at which young adults leave foster care, says this fascinating new US study by @khmusen.bsky.social

The effects - particularly on employment rates - are significant.

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I'm on the #EconJobMarket! I study how policies and childhood environments shape outcomes of low-income & vulnerable kids.

In my JMP, I study the effects of allowing youth who would have aged out of foster care at 18 to stay until 21—offering support their peers not in foster care get from parents.

If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar @khmusen.bsky.social, Dept of Econ at Columbia University, presenting: “Fostering a Gentler Flight from the Nest: Effects of Foster Care Reform on Labor Market Outcomes.” Sat 11/15, 8:30 to 10:00 am, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 7th Floor, Rm 707.

Also check out our accompanying Medicaid Pharmaceutical Policy Document Database on Open @icpsr.bsky.social, which we will be updating as we get more documents! www.openicpsr.org/openicpsr/pr...

Forthcoming in the JEL: "Doctor Decision Making and Patient Outcomes" by Janet Currie, W. Bentley MacLeod, and Kate Musen. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

If only it were true, Overleaf.