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Benefit-Cost Summary Statistics Per Participant | ||||||
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Benefits to: | ||||||
Taxpayers | $10,008 | Benefits minus costs | $13,824 | |||
Participants | $4,776 | Benefit to cost ratio | $4.76 | |||
Others | $524 | Chance the program will produce | ||||
Indirect | $2,190 | benefits greater than the costs | 97 % | |||
Total benefits | $17,498 | |||||
Net program cost | ($3,674) | |||||
Benefits minus cost | $13,824 | |||||
Meta-Analysis of Program Effects | ||||||||||||
Outcomes measured | Treatment age | No. of effect sizes | Treatment N | Adjusted effect sizes(ES) and standard errors(SE) used in the benefit - cost analysis | Unadjusted effect size (random effects model) | |||||||
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First time ES is estimated | Second time ES is estimated | |||||||||||
ES | SE | Age | ES | SE | Age | ES | p-value | |||||
Child abuse and neglect Substantiated or founded reports to child protective services. |
10 | 2 | 180 | -0.231 | 0.114 | 11 | -0.231 | 0.114 | 17 | -0.231 | 0.044 | |
Out-of-home placement The removal of a child from parental care, most often to foster care. |
10 | 4 | 337 | -0.553 | 0.148 | 11 | -0.553 | 0.148 | 17 | -0.553 | 0.001 |
Detailed Monetary Benefit Estimates Per Participant | ||||||
Affected outcome: | Resulting benefits:1 | Benefits accrue to: | ||||
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Taxpayers | Participants | Others2 | Indirect3 | Total |
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Child abuse and neglect | Criminal justice system | $182 | $0 | $406 | $91 | $680 |
Child abuse and neglect | $253 | $103 | $0 | $126 | $482 | |
K-12 grade repetition | $25 | $0 | $0 | $12 | $37 | |
K-12 special education | $215 | $0 | $0 | $107 | $322 | |
Property loss associated with alcohol abuse or dependence | $0 | $0 | $1 | $0 | $1 | |
Health care associated with PTSD | $113 | $32 | $117 | $57 | $319 | |
Labor market earnings associated with child abuse & neglect | $1,975 | $4,640 | $0 | $0 | $6,615 | |
Mortality associated with child abuse and neglect | $1 | $1 | $0 | $11 | $13 | |
Out-of-home placement | Out-of-home placement | $7,244 | $0 | $0 | $3,622 | $10,866 |
Program cost | Adjustment for deadweight cost of program | $0 | $0 | $0 | ($1,837) | ($1,837) |
Totals | $10,008 | $4,776 | $524 | $2,190 | $17,498 | |
Detailed Annual Cost Estimates Per Participant | ||||
Annual cost | Year dollars | Summary | ||
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Program costs | $3,547 | 2008 | Present value of net program costs (in 2018 dollars) | ($3,674) |
Comparison costs | $392 | 2008 | Cost range (+ or -) | 10 % |
Benefits Minus Costs |
Benefits by Perspective |
Taxpayer Benefits by Source of Value |
Benefits Minus Costs Over Time (Cumulative Discounted Dollars) |
The graph above illustrates the estimated cumulative net benefits per-participant for the first fifty years beyond the initial investment in the program. We present these cash flows in discounted dollars. If the dollars are negative (bars below $0 line), the cumulative benefits do not outweigh the cost of the program up to that point in time. The program breaks even when the dollars reach $0. At this point, the total benefits to participants, taxpayers, and others, are equal to the cost of the program. If the dollars are above $0, the benefits of the program exceed the initial investment. |
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