various transfer policies on the distribution of child outcomes. We develop a cost criterion that can be used to compare the … conditional cash transfer program is the most cost efficient way to attain any given gain in average child quality. We explore …

We construct a dynamic model of child development where forward-looking parents and children jointly take actions to … increase the child's cognitive and non-cognitive skills within a Markov Perfect Equilibrium framework. In addition to time and … money investments in their child, parents also choose whether to use explicit incentives to increase the child's self …

We construct a dynamic model of child development where forward-looking parents and children jointly take actions to … increase the child's cognitive and non-cognitive skills within a Markov Perfect Equilibrium framework. In addition to time and … money investments in their child, parents also choose whether to use explicit incentives to increase the child's self …