The Economics of Child Well-Being

This chapter presents an integrated economic approach that organizes and interprets the evidence on child development. It also discusses the indicators of child well-being that are used in international comparisons. Recent evidence on child development is summarized, and policies to promote child well-being are discussed. The chapter concludes with some open questions and suggestions for future research.

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Year of publication:	2012-10
Authors:	Conti, Gabriella ; Heckman, James J.
Institutions:	Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Subject:	early childhood education \| human capital \| child development

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	IZA Discussion Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	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 Number 6930 59 pages
Classification:	J13 - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth ; I21 - Analysis of Education ; D03 - Behavioral Economics; Underlying Principles ; d04
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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