Past research has demonstrated that positive increments to the non-cognitive development of children can have long …

We present the results of a novel early childhood intervention in which disadvantaged 3-4-year- old children were … evaluated a shortened summer version of the program (2 months) in which children were treated immediately prior to the start of …

In Canada, advocates of universal child care often point to policies implemented in Quebec as providing a model for … stemming from the policy indicating declines in motor-social development scores in Quebec relative to the rest of Canada, our … analyses imply that on average attending childcare in Canada leads to a significant increase in this test score. However, our …

experiment in British Columbia, Canada. Our findings imply starting Kindergarten one year late substantially reduces the …

programs targeted toward disadvantaged children shows beneficial effects. Returns exceed costs, even accounting for the … disadvantaged children compared to home alternatives. Universal programs benefit disadvantaged children …

relying on forecasts. Adult outcomes on the participants' children and siblings allow us to quantify spillover benefits. The …

A growing literature points to children’s influence on parents’ behavior, including parental investments in children …. Further, previous research has shown differential parental response by socioeconomic status to children's birth weight … earlier, more exogenous predictor of parental investments: offspring genotype. Specifically, we analyze (1) whether children …

We study differences in the time parents spend with girls and boys at preschool ages in Canada, the U.K. and the U … is not present for very young children. We next examine differences in specific parental teaching activities such as …

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