@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp13064,
            	author={García, Jorge Luis and Heckman, James J.},
            	title={Early Childhood Education and Life-cycle Health},
            	year={2020},
	month={Mar},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={13064},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp13064},
	abstract={This paper forecasts the life-cycle treatment effects on health of a high-quality early childhood program. Our predictions combine microsimulation using non-experimental data with experimental data from a midlife long-term follow-up. The follow-up incorporated a full epidemiological exam. The program mainly benefits males and significantly reduces the prevalence of heart disease, stroke, cancer, and mortality across the life-cycle. For men, we estimate an average reduction of 3.8 disability-adjusted years (DALYs). The reduction in DALYs is relatively small for women. The gain in quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) is almost enough to offset all of the costs associated with program implementation for males and half of program costs for women.},
	keywords={long-term forecasts;life-cycle health;early childhood education;program evaluation;randomized trials},
            }