In this paper we utilize a model of household investments in the development of children to explore the impact of …

three-year-old children as well as the socio-emotional behavior of five- to six-year-old children. We use data from the …

lunches to reduce anemia among school children. After four years of treatment, treated children, on average, have higher …

developmental functioning of children at younger ages (2-4 years) than ever previously examined. Data from the German Socio … the correlations exist even for those preschool children who spend no time in day care, which implies that the correlation …

A rich strand of the economic literature has been studying the impact of different forms of early childcare on children … agrees in identifying stronger beneficial effects among children from disadvantaged backgrounds, making a case for the role … cognitive and non-cognitive development of young children and how to reduce gender gaps later in life. Our paper offers a …

born children and in families with fewer sons. We then study the son preference-specific girl-penalty in early cognitive …

primary school children. We conducted a field experiment that randomly provided a one-year supply of DFS at a subsidized price … effects, we find that treatment had statistically significant gains in anemia and test scores among children with higher …

This paper evaluates how a light-touch parenting program for parents of children below school entry age affects …