TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Heckman, James J.
AU  - Pinto, Rodrigo
AU  - Savelyev, Peter A.
        TI  - Understanding the Mechanisms Through Which an Influential Early Childhood Program Boosted Adult Outcomes
        PY  - 2012/Nov/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 7040
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp7040
        AB  - A growing literature establishes that high quality early childhood interventions targeted toward disadvantaged children have substantial impacts on later life outcomes. Little is known about the mechanisms producing these impacts. This paper uses longitudinal data on cognitive and personality traits from an experimental evaluation of the influential Perry Preschool program to analyze the channels through which the program boosted both male and female participant outcomes. Experimentally induced changes in personality traits explain a sizable portion of adult treatment effects.
        KW  - early childhood interventions
KW  - human development
KW  - human capital
KW  - factor analysis
KW  - academic motivation
KW  - externalizing behavior
KW  - personality traits
KW  - cognitive traits
KW  - social experiments
KW  - Perry Preschool program
KW  - experimentally estimated production functions
        ER  -