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53 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12489
Maternal Age and Offspring Human Capital in India
Marcello Perez-Alvarez, Marta Favara
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12484
Early Education and Gender Differences
Daniela Del Boca, Enrica Maria Martino, Elena Claudia Meroni, Daniela Piazzalunga
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12420
Parental Leave, Household Specialization and Children's Well-Being
Serena Canaan
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12110
Measuring the Quality of the Home Environment of Young Children in Uruguay: Socioeconomic Gradients in the Home Inventory
Florencia López Bóo, Mayaris Cubides Mateus, Rita Sorio, Giorgina Garibotto, Christian Berón
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12106
Delivering Parenting Interventions through Health Services in the Caribbean
Susan P. Walker, Christine Powell, Susan M. Chang, Helen Baker-Henningham, Sally Grantham-McGregor, Marcos Vera-Hernandez, Florencia López Bóo
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12104
Parental Ethnic Identity and Child Development
Stuart Campbell, Ana Nuevo-Chiquero, Gurleen Popli, Anita Ratcliffe
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12103
Actors in the Child Development Process
Daniela Del Boca, Christopher Flinn, Ewout Verriest, Matthew Wiswall
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11984
Violence during Early Childhood and Child Development
Matias Berthelon, Dante Contreras, Diana Kruger, María Isidora Palma
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11913
Academic Achievement and the Gender Composition of Preschool Staff
Mette Gørtz, Eva Rye Johansen, Marianne Simonsen
forthcoming in: Labour Economics
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11794
Parental Leave Policies and Socio-Economic Gaps in Child Development: Evidence from a Substantial Benefit Reform Using Administrative Data
Mathias Huebener, Daniel Kühnle, C. Katharina Spieß
forthcoming in: Labour Economics
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11688
Who Benefits from Universal Child Care? Estimating Marginal Returns to Early Child Care Attendance
Thomas Cornelissen, Christian Dustmann, Anna Raute, Uta Schönberg
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11187
Maternal Depression, Women’s Empowerment, and Parental Investment: Evidence from a Large Randomized Control Trial
Victoria Baranov, Sonia R. Bhalotra, Pietro Biroli, Joanna Maselko
forthcoming in: American Economic Review
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10993
The Response of Parental Time Investments to the Child's Skills and Health
Cheti Nicoletti, Valentina Tonei
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10812
Parental Leave, (In)formal Childcare and Long-term Child Outcomes
Natalia Danzer, Martin Halla, Nicole Schneeweis, Martina Zweimüller
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10661
Does Early Child Care Attendance Influence Children's Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skill Development?
Daniel Kühnle, Michael Oberfichtner
forthcoming in: Demography
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10337
Personality and Mental Health: The Role and Substitution Effect of Emotional Stability and Conscientiousness
Caroline Wehner, Trudie Schils, Lex Borghans
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10219
Single Mothers and Their Children: Evaluating a Work-Encouraging Welfare Reform
Katrine Vellesen Loken, Kjell Erik Lommerud, Katrine Holm Reiso
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10218
The Development and Happiness of Very Young Children
Paul Anand, Laurence Roope
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10083
Impact of Caregiver Incentives on Child Health: Evidence from an Experiment with Anganwadi Workers in India
Prakarsh Singh, William A. Masters
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10009
Youth Employment and Academic Performance: Production Functions and Policy Effects
Angus J. Holford
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9977
Symposium on Child Development and Parental Investment: Introduction
Marco Francesconi, James J. Heckman
published in: Economic Journal, 2016, 126(596), F1-F27
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9756
Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Costs of Daycare 0–2 for Girls
Margherita Fort, Andrea Ichino, Giulio Zanella
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9303
The Cost-Effectiveness of Developmental Screenings: Evidence from a Nationwide Programme
Martin Halla, Gerald J. Pruckner, Thomas Schober
revised version published as 'The Cost-Effectiveness of Developmental Screenings: Evidence from a Nationwide Programme' in: Journal of Health Economics, 2016, 49, 120 - 135
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9200
School Quality and the Development of Cognitive Skills between Age Four and Six
Lex Borghans, Bart H.H. Golsteyn, Ulf Zölitz
published in: PLOS ONE, 2015, 10(7)
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8987
Mozart or Pelé? The Effects of Teenagers' Participation in Music and Sports
Charlotte Cabane, Adrian Hille, Michael Lechner
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8960
Decentralizing Education Resources: School Grants in Senegal
Pedro Carneiro, Oswald Koussihouèdé, Nathalie Lahire, Costas Meghir, Corina Mommaerts
published as ' School Grants and Education Quality: Experimental Evidence from Senegal' in: Economica, first published January 24, 2019
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8957
Does Professional Development of Preschool Teachers Improve Child Socio-Emotional Outcomes?
Bente Jensen, Peter Jensen, Astrid Würtz Rasmussen
published in : Labour Economics, 2017, 45, 26-39.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8904
Child Care Before Age Two and the Development of Language and Numeracy: Evidence from a Lottery
Nina Drange, Tarjei Havnes
published as 'Early child care and cognitive development: Evidence from an assignment lottery' in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2019, 37 (2), 581 - 620
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8485
Are Parental Welfare Work Requirements Good for Disadvantaged Children? Evidence from Age-of-Youngest-Child Exemptions
Chris M. Herbst
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8484
Does Early Child Care Help or Hurt Children's Development?
Christina Felfe, Rafael Lalive
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8393
Transfers to Households with Children and Child Development
Daniela Del Boca, Christopher Flinn, Matthew Wiswall
published in: Economic Journal, 2016, 526:F138-F183
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7626
Parental Leave and Children's Schooling Outcomes: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from a Large Parental Leave Reform
Natalia Danzer, Victor Lavy
published as "Paid Parental Leave and Children's Schooling Outcomes" in: Economic Journal, 2018, 128 (608), 81-117; April 25, 2019: This article has been included in the inaugural Virtual Issue of The Economic Journal (temporary open access: https://academic.oup.com/ej/article/128/608/81/5068978).
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7123
Early, Late or Never? When Does Parental Education Impact Child Outcomes?
Matt Dickson, Paul Gregg, Harriet Robinson
published in: Economic Journal, 2016, 126 (October), F184-F231
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7100
Early Child Care and Child Development: For Whom it Works and Why
Christina Felfe, Rafael Lalive
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7039
The Impact of Non-Parental Child Care on Child Development: Evidence from the Summer Participation "Dip"
Chris M. Herbst
published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2013, 105, 86–105
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6986
Kindergarten for All: Long Run Effects of a Universal Intervention
Nina Drange, Tarjei Havnes, Astrid M. J. Sandsør
published in Economics of Education Review Volume 53, August 2016, Pages 164-181
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6962
Does Mother Know Best? Parental Discrepancies in Assessing Child Functioning
Nabanita Datta Gupta, Mette Lausten, Dario Pozzoli
published in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2018, 16 (2), 407-425
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6930
The Economics of Child Well-Being
Gabriella Conti, James J. Heckman
published in: A. Ben-Arieh, F. Casas, I. Frones, and J. Korbin (eds.), Handbook of Child Well-Being: Theories, Methods, and Policies in Global Perspective, Dordrecht: Springer-Verlag, 2013
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6868
Self Investments of Adolescents and their Cognitive Development
Daniela Del Boca, Chiara Monfardini, Cheti Nicoletti
published as "Parental and child time and cognitive development of adolescents" in: Journal of Labor Economics, April 2017
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6864
Early Life Health Interventions and Academic Achievement
Prashant Bharadwaj, Katrine Vellesen Loken, Christopher Neilson
published in: American Economic Review, 2013, 103 (5), 1862-91
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5282
Early Childhood Stimulation Interventions in Developing Countries: A Comprehensive Literature Review
Helen Baker-Henningham, Florencia López Bóo
published as 'Intervenciones de estimulación infantil temprana en los países en vías de desarrollo: lo que funciona, por qué y para quién' in: Económica, 2014, 60, 120-186
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5155
Household Choices and Child Development
Daniela Del Boca, Christopher Flinn, Matthew Wiswall
published in: Review of Economic Studies, 2014, 81 (1), 137-185
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4978
Is Universal Child Care Leveling the Playing Field? Evidence from Non-Linear Difference-in-Differences
Tarjei Havnes, Magne Mogstad
published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2015, 127, 100–114
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4971
What Linear Estimators Miss: Re-Examining the Effects of Family Income on Child Outcomes
Katrine Vellesen Loken, Magne Mogstad, Matthew Wiswall
published in: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2012, 4 (2), 1–35
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4715
Divorced Fathers' Proximity and Children's Long Run Outcomes: Evidence from Norwegian Registry Data
Ariel Kalil, Magne Mogstad, Mari Rege, Mark Votruba
published in: Demography, 2011, 48 (3), 1005-1027
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4561
No Child Left Behind: Universal Child Care and Children’s Long-Run Outcomes
Tarjei Havnes, Magne Mogstad
published in: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2011, 3 (2), 97-129
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4270
Birth Weight and the Dynamics of Early Cognitive and Behavioural Development
Emilia Del Bono, John Ermisch
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3836
Child Care Subsidies and Child Development
Chris M. Herbst, Erdal Tekin
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2010, 29 (4), 618-638
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3605
The Effect of Expansions in Maternity Leave Coverage on Children's Long-Term Outcomes
Christian Dustmann, Uta Schönberg
published in: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2012, 4, 190-224.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3537
Early Child Development and Maternal Labor Force Participation: Using Handedness as an Instrument
Paul Frijters, David W. Johnston, Manisha Shah, Michael A. Shields
published in: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2009, 1(3), 97–110
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3072
Maternal Education, Home Environments and the Development of Children and Adolescents
Pedro Carneiro, Costas Meghir, Matthias Parey
revised version published in: Journal of European Economic Association, 2013, 11 (S1), 123–160
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2752
Handedness, Time Use and Early Childhood Development
David W. Johnston, Manisha Shah, Michael A. Shields
revised version published (with Michael E.R. Nicholls) as 'Nature's Experiment? Handedness and Early Childhood Development' in: Demography, 2009, 46 (2), 281 - 301
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2190
Economic, Neurobiological and Behavioral Perspectives on Building America's Future Workforce
Eric I. Knudsen, James J. Heckman, Judy L. Cameron, Jack P. Shonkoff
published in: World Economics, 2006, 7 (3), 17 - 41
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