IZA Discussion Papers

published as 'Assessing the quality of home visit parenting programs in Latin America and the Caribbean' in: Early Child Development and Care, published online: 14 Mar 2018

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9552

Same Program, Different Outcomes: Understanding Differential Effects from Access to Free, High-Quality Early Care

Juan Chaparro, Aaron Sojourner

published as 'Differential effects from access to high-quality early care' in: In A.J. Reynolds, J.A. Temple (eds.): Sustaining Early Childhood Learning Gains, Cambridge, 2019

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9476

Early Childhood Education

Sneha Elango, Jorge Luis García, James J. Heckman, Andrés Hojman

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9337

The Political Economy of State and Local Investment in Pre-K Programs

Matthew E. Kahn, Kyle Barron

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9247

The Effects of Two Influential Early Childhood Interventions on Health and Healthy Behaviors

Gabriella Conti, James J. Heckman, Rodrigo Pinto

Published in: Economic Journal, 2016, 126 (596), F28-F65.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8856

Estimating the Production Function for Human Capital: Results from a Randomized Control Trial in Colombia

Orazio Attanasio, Sarah Cattan, Emla Fitzsimons, Costas Meghir, Marta Rubio-Codina

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8494

Fetus, Fasting, and Festival: The Persistent Effects of in Utero Social Shocks

Xi Chen

International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2014, 3: 165-169, DOI: 10.15171/ijhpm.2014.92

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8030

Maternal Employment and Childhood Obesity in China: Evidence from the China Health and Nutrition Survey

Peng Nie, Alfonso Sousa-Poza

published in: Applied Economics, 2014, 46(20), 2418–2428

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7708

What If You Had Been Less Fortunate: The Effects of Poor Family Background on Current Labor Market Outcomes

Sungwook Cho, Almas Heshmati

Published in: Journal of Economic Studies, 2015, 42(1), 20-33.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7657

The Origins of Early Childhood Anthropometric Persistence

Daniel L. Millimet, Rusty Tchernis

forthcoming in: Empirical Economics, 2019

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7550

Measuring Investment in Human Capital Formation: An Experimental Analysis of Early Life Outcomes

Orla Doyle, Colm P. Harmon, James J. Heckman, Caitriona Logue, Seong Hyeok Moon

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7453

Anthropometric Mobility During Childhood

Daniel L. Millimet, Rusty Tchernis

published as 'Persistence in Body Mass Index in a Recent Cohort of US Children' in: Economics an Human Biology, 2015, 17, 157-176

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7415

Intergenerational Long Term Effects of Preschool: Structural Estimates from a Discrete Dynamic Programming Model

James J. Heckman, Lakshmi K. Raut

forthcoming in: Journal of Econometrics [Online First]

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7087

Can Intensive Early Childhood Intervention Programs Eliminate Income-Based Cognitive and Achievement Gaps?

Greg J. Duncan, Aaron Sojourner

Published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2013, 48 (4), 945-986.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7040

Understanding the Mechanisms Through Which an Influential Early Childhood Program Boosted Adult Outcomes

James J. Heckman, Rodrigo Pinto, Peter A. Savelyev

published in: American Economic Review, 2013, 103 (6), 2052-86

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. 6945

Resilience to Economic Shocks and the Long Reach of Childhood Bullying

Nattavudh Powdthavee

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. 6755

Explaining the Birth Order Effect: The Role of Prenatal and Early Childhood Investments

Jee-Yeon K. Lehmann, Ana Nuevo-Chiquero, Marian Vidal-Fernández

published as 'The Early Origins of Birth Order Differences in Children's Outcomes and Parental Behavior' in: Journal of Human Resources, 2018, 53, 123 - 156

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6332

Childhood Sexual Abuse and Later-Life Economic Consequences

Alan Barrett, Yumiko Kamiya

revised version published in: Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 2014, 53, 10-16, with Vincent O'Sullivan added as third author

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6315

Long Term Impacts of Compensatory Preschool on Health and Behavior: Evidence from Head Start

Pedro Carneiro, Rita Ginja

published in: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2014, 6 (4), 135-173

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6149

Long-Term Effects of Early Childhood Care and Education

Christopher J. Ruhm, Jane Waldfogel

published in: Nordic Economic Policy Review, Economics of Education, 2012, 23-51

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6041

The Captain of the Men of Death and His Shadow: Long-Run Impacts of Early Life Pneumonia Exposure

Sonia R. Bhalotra, Atheendar Venkataramani

Second R&R Journal of Political Economy

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5819

Destined for (Un)Happiness: Does Childhood Predict Adult Life Satisfaction?

Paul Frijters, David W. Johnston, Michael A. Shields

published as 'Does Childhood Predict Adult Life Satisfaction? Evidence from British Cohort Surveys' in: Economic Journal, 2014, 124 (580), F688-F719

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5526

Long-term Effects of Early Childhood Malaria Exposure on Education and Health: Evidence from Colonial Taiwan

Simon Chang, Belton M. Fleisher, Seonghoon Kim, Shi-yung Liu

published in: Econmic Development and Cultural Change, 2014, 62 (3), 519-36.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5495

The American Family in Black and White: A Post-Racial Strategy for Improving Skills to Promote Equality

James J. Heckman

published in: Daedalus, 2011, 140 (2): 70-89

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5318

The Effects of Childhood Health on Adult Health and SES in China

James P. Smith, Yan Shen, John Strauss, Yang Zhe, Yaohui Zhao

published in: Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2012, 61(1), 127-156

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5209

The Effect of Early Childhood Developmental Program Attendance on Future School Enrollment and Grade Progression in Rural North India

Gautam Hazarika, Vejoya Viren

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2013, 34, 146-161

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5095

Analyzing Social Experiments as Implemented: A Reexamination of the Evidence from the HighScope Perry Preschool Program

James J. Heckman, Seong Hyeok Moon, Rodrigo Pinto, Peter A. Savelyev, Adam Yavitz

published in: Quantitative Economics, 2010, 1 (1), 1-46

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4548

From Angela's Ashes to the Celtic Tiger: Early Life Conditions and Adult Health in Ireland

Liam Delaney, Mark E. McGovern, James P. Smith

published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2011, 30 (1), 1-10

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4533

The Rate of Return to the High/Scope Perry Preschool Program

James J. Heckman, Seong Hyeok Moon, Rodrigo Pinto, Peter A. Savelyev, Adam Yavitz

published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2010, 94 (1-2), 114-128

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4392

The Effect of Lone Motherhood on the Smoking Behaviour of Young Adults

Marco Francesconi, Stephen P. Jenkins, Thomas Siedler

published in: Health Economics, 2010, 19 (11), 1377-1384

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4274

The Impact of Childhood Health on Adult Labor Market Outcomes

James P. Smith

published in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2009, 91(3), 478 - 489

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4036

Re-Constructing Childhood Health Histories

James P. Smith

published in: Demography 46(2):387-403, May 2009

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3646

The Role of Childhood Health for the Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital: Evidence from Administrative Data

Martin Salm, Daniel Schunk

revised version published as 'The Relationship between Child Health, Developmental Gaps, and Parental Education: Evidence from Administrative Data' in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2012, 10 (6), 1425-1449

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3590

Anatomy of a Health Scare: Education, Income and the MMR Controversy in the UK

Dan Anderberg, Arnaud Chevalier, Jonathan Wadsworth

published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2011, 30 (3), 515-530

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3567

Family Migration: A Vehicle of Child Morbidity in the Informal Settlements of Nairobi City, Kenya?

Adama Konseiga

published in: A. de Sherbinin, Rahman, A. Barbieri, J.C. Fotso, Y. Zhu (eds.), Urban Population-Development-Environment Dynamics in the Developing World: Case Studies and Lessons Learned. Paris: CICRED 2009

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3042

Childhood Economic Conditions and Length of Life: Evidence from the UK Boyd Orr Cohort, 1937–2005

Paul Frijters, Michael A. Shields, Timothy J. Hatton, Richard M. Martin

published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2010, 29 (1), 39-47

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2875

The Economics, Technology and Neuroscience of Human Capability Formation

James J. Heckman

published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2007, 104 (33), 13250-13255

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2725

The Productivity Argument for Investing in Young Children

James J. Heckman, Dimitriy V. Masterov

published in: Review of Agricultural Economics, 2007, 29 (3), 446-493

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2434

Expanding Schooling Opportunities for 4-Year-Olds

Edwin Leuven, Mikael Lindahl, Hessel Oosterbeek, Dinand Webbink

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2010, 29 (3), 319-328, revised version available here

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2295

Assessing the Effect of Mother’s Migration on Childhood Mortality in the Informal Settlements of Nairobi

Adama Konseiga, Eliya Msiyaphazi Zulu, Yazoumé Yé

published in: M. Collinson, K. Adazu, M. White, S. Findley, (eds.), The Dynamics of Migration, Health and Livelihoods: INDEPTH Network Perspectives, Ashgate, 2009, 128 - 138

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2111

Does Head Start Improve Children's Life Chances? Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design

Jens Ludwig, Douglas L. Miller

published in: Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2007, 122 (1), 159-208

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2096

Disability and Work: The Role of Health Shocks and Childhood Circumstances

Maarten Lindeboom, Ana Llena-Nozal, Bas van der Klaauw

revised version published as 'Health Shocks, Disability and Work' in: Labour Economics, 2016, 43, 186-200

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