attainment and political outcomes of German children. We combine a unique city-level dataset on the fraction of Jewish population … children have 0.4 fewer years of schooling on average in adulthood. Second, these children are less likely to go to college or …

This paper studies the interaction between parental and public inputs in children's skill formation. We perform a … significantly for children of all backgrounds. There is, however, complete fade-out for children with highly educated parents. Given … positive long-run effects for children with low-educated parents, the treatment reduces child skill gaps across parents …

large-scale physical destruction on the educational attainment, health status and labor market outcomes of German children … school-age during WWII. First, these children had 0.4 fewer years of schooling on average in adulthood, with those in the … most hard-hit cities completing 1.2 fewer years. Second, these children were about half inches (one centimeter) shorter and …

exploits school-starting-age rules in 34 countries, capturing achievement variation that arises because younger children … low-performing children in nearly all countries studied. Compensatory investments increase over grade levels, suggesting …

A growing literature establishes that high quality early childhood interventions targeted toward disadvantaged children …

of public health interventions for children exposed to lead. This paper estimates the long-term impacts of early … referrals) recommended for lead-poisoned children. Using linked administrative data from Charlotte, NC, we compare outcomes for … children who are similar across observable characteristics but differ in eligibility for intervention due to blood lead test …

We evaluate a program that aims to improve children's reading skills by providing classes with age-appropriate reading … material and incentivizing children to read through a 31 day read-a-thon. During the read-a-thon, the program significantly … increases the propensity of children to read, causing 20 percent more children to have read a book in the last week at school …