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Is universal child care leveling the playing field?
Havnes, Tarjei; Mogstad, Magne - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2014
earnings distribution of exposed children as adults, and negative in the uppermost part. We complement this analysis with local … linear regressions of the child care effects by family income. We find that most of the gains in earnings associated with the … in earnings. In line with the differential effects by family income, we estimate that the universal child care program …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010754127
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No Child Left Behind. Universal Child Care and Children’s Long-Run Outcomes
Havnes, Tarjei; Mogstad, Magne - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2009
There is a heated debate in the US and Canada, as well as in many European countries, about a move towards subsidized, universally accessible child care. At the same time, studies on universal child care and child development are scarce, limited to short-run outcomes, and the findings are mixed....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004980915
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Kindergarten for all: Long run effects of a universal intervention
Drange, Nina; Havnes, Tarjei - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2012
Theory and evidence points towards particularly positive effects of high-quality child care for disadvantaged children. At the same time, disadvantaged families often sort out of existing programs. To counter differences in learning outcomes between children from different socioeconomic...
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