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The impact of parental income and education on the health of their children

Doyle, Orla (contributor); Harmon, Colm (contributor); … - 2005

This paper investigates the robustness of recent findings on the effect of parental background on child health. We are particularly concerned with the extent to which their finding that income effects on child health are the result of spurious correlation rather than some causal mechanism. A...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003280782

Breast is best, But for how long? : testing breastfeeding guidelines for optimal cognitive ability

Doyle, Orla; Timmins, Lori - 2008

. Longitudinal cohort study with two waves of 18,819 children who were born in the UK between 2000-2002. We estimate several …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003870331

The early childhood determinants of time preferences

Delaney, Liam; Doyle, Orla - 2008

Research on time preference formation and socioeconomic differences in discounting has received little attention to date. This article examines the extent to which early childhood differences emerge in measures of hyperactivity, impulsivity and persistence, all of which are good psychometric...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003870361

Evaluation of the "preparing for life" early childhood intervention programme

Doyle, Orla; Cheevers, Carly; Finnegan, Sarah; McEntee, … - 2009

The Children's Profile at School Entry (CPSE) was conducted by the UCD Geary Institute who have been commissioned by …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003870889

The impact of parental income and education on child health : further evidence for England

Doyle, Orla (contributor); Harmon, Colm (contributor); … - 2007

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003408507

The impact of parental income and education on child health : further evidence for England

Doyle, Orla; Harmon, Colm; Walker, Ian - 2007

This paper investigates the robustness of recent findings on the effect of parental education and income on child health. We are particularly concerned about spurious correlation arising from the potential endogeneity of parental income and education. Using an instrumental variables approach,...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008799188

Early childhood intervention : rationale, timing, and efficacy

Doyle, Orla; Harmon, Colm; Heckman, James J.; Tremblay, … - 2007

This paper provides a brief review of the economic rationale for investing in early childhood. It discusses the optimal timing of intervention, with reference to recent work in developmental neuroscience, and asks how early is early? It motivates the need for early intervention by providing an...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008799189

The causal effect of breastfeeding on children’s cognitive development : a quasi-experimental design

Doyle, Orla; Denny, Kevin - 2010

To estimate the causal effect of breastfeeding on children's cognitive skills as measured at ages 3, 5, 7 and 11. …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008809970

Skills, capabilities and inequalities at school entry in a disadvantaged community

Doyle, Orla; McEntee, Louise; McNamara, Kelly A. - 2010

Socioeconomic inequalities in children’s skills and capabilities begin early in life and can have detrimental effects … relative disadvantage on children’s development. Differences across multiple domains of school readiness are examined using … Monte-Carlo permutation tests. The results show that child, family and environmental factors have an impact on children …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008810024

Preparing for Life early childhood intervention : impact evaluation report 1 : recruitment and baseline characteristics

Doyle, Orla; McNamara, Kelly A.; Cheevers, Carly; … - 2010

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008822718