IZA Discussion Papers

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

published in: Labour Economics, 2016, 41, 90-103

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, 2020, 87 (345), 28-51

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

published in:Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 2017, 36 (2), 327 - 357

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

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, 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

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, 2016, 53, 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, 2017, 35 (2), 565-608

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6864

Early Life Health Interventions and Academic Achievement

Prashant Bharadwaj, Katrine Vellesen Loken, Christopher A. 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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