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62 IZA Discussion Papers
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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
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