-curricular activities, on children's skill development. Our results indicate positive effects: both cognitive skills, measured by school … datasets as well as alternative estimation and identification strategies. The effects can be partially explained by increased …-parametric estimation …

effects on school grades, but these negative effects are largely confined to children born extremely preterm (<28 weeks of … gestation, i.e. born at least 10 weeks earlier). Children born moderately preterm (i.e. born up to 5 weeks early) suffer no ill … school environment is very important for the outcomes of preterm born children, such that those born extremely preterm that …

, blacks and Hispanics. For wage income we also find evidence that Head Start has beneficial impacts, with effects located at …

Using birth certificates matched to schooling records for Florida children born 1992 - 2002, we assess whether family … gap in neonatal health. We conclude that the gender gap among black children is larger than among white children in … substantial part because black children are raised in more disadvantaged families. …

with children and in more flexible occupations also tend to be more mismatched. Again, this is especially true of women …