This paper introduces the EJ Symposium on Child Development by reviewing the literature and placing the contributions …

outcomes (including children's own expected lifetime resources and education) than the income measures traditionally used in …

redistributional tax, transfer, and wage compression policies. While Danish social policies for children produce more favorable … cognitive test scores for disadvantaged children, these do not translate into more favorable educational outcomes, partly … because of disincentives to acquire education arising from the redistributional policies that increase income mobility. …