The New York Times: The UpShot | Alla Katsnelson
“It’s quite possible that the particular pathways to children’s outcomes differ across families… So by empowering families to use the money as they see fit, it doesn’t presuppose a particular pathway or mechanism that leads to differences in child development.”
Recent stimulus distribution is giving neuroscientists and other health professionals new opportunities to examine how a family’s economic status impacts young children’s physical development.