The Economic Costs of Child Poverty Term Paper by Top Papers

The paper discusses how reducing child poverty is an economic concern in the United States just like it is around the world. The paper relates that children who grow up in poverty are more likely to be impoverished in adulthood, and, adult low earnings reflect low productivity in the workforce. The paper reveals that children who grow up in poverty are also more likely to become involved in criminal activity and to have poor health as they naturally age. The paper also relates that the mortality rate of children who grow up in poverty is also higher than for those who did not (Holzer).