The Causal Impact of Removing Children from Abusive and Neglectful Homes

The opinions and conclusions expressed are solely those of the authors. We thank the team at Research Improving People's Lives (RIPL), the state of Rhode Island, and the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families for making this project possible. We are also thankful for helpful comments and feedback from Joseph Doyle, Sara Heller, Brian Jacob, Jonah Rockoff, Maya Rossin-Slater, Bruce Sacerdote, Emilia Simeonova, Sarah Turner, Christina Weiland, and seminar participants at the University of Michigan, the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Southern Economic Association, and the NBER Children's Program Meeting. Finally, we are grateful for financial support from the Smith Richardson Foundation and the Laura and John Arnold Foundation. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.

• December 28, 2018