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Tradeoffs in Formulating a Consistent National Policy on Adoption

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  • Mary Eschelbach Hansen

    (Department of Economics, American University)

  • Daniel Pollack

    (Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University)

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Just as the courts must consider the tradeoff between the best interest of the child and parental rights in involuntary termination of parental rights, policy on international adoption must consider the tradeoffs between the best interest of the child and the long-term interests of the nation. We argue that countries that suspend international adoptions do not maximize social welfare. A consistent national policy to maximize the well-being of the children and society at large would be to devote resources today to the oversight of international adoption in accord with child protections under the Hague Convention, while at the same time developing a domestic system of care that provides for the physical and developmental needs of orphaned children in the context of permanent families.

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  • Mary Eschelbach Hansen & Daniel Pollack, 2006. "Tradeoffs in Formulating a Consistent National Policy on Adoption," Working Papers 2006-14, American University, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:amu:wpaper:1406
    DOI: 10.17606/9vj7-0z90
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    Keywords

    adoption; international adoption; rights of the child; social welfare; termination of parental right;
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    JEL classification:

    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • K36 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Family and Personal Law
    • K23 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Regulated Industries and Administrative Law

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