아동수당이 소득분위별 가구의 소비지출에 미치는 영향

This study analyzed the effect of child allowance on household consumption expenditure by income quintile. In particular, with a focus on food and education expenditure, it was evaluated whether the child allowance alleviates the economic burden on households and contributes to the healthy growth and development of children. Data from 2016 to 2022 were analyzed using the data from the Korean Labor Panel, and the research results are as follows. First, the introduction of child allowance had a significant positive effect on household income, and the effect was greater for low-income households. Second, the effect of child allowance on food expenditure also showed a significant increase in all income quintiles, especially in low-income households. Third, in terms of education expenditure, there was a significant decrease in low-income households, suggesting that the child allowance eased the economic burden, but did not lead to an increase in education expenditure. Based on these results, we propose ways to improve the child allowance policy, and discuss the need to increase the amount of child allowance, expand the targets of payment, and various policies that can promote economic stability of households in order to promote children's education expenditure.