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 …

investment in children. A key to understanding the data patterns is to document the sources underlying the observed inequalities … associated with enriched parent-child interactions and improved vocabulary, math, and social-emotional skills for the children … reducing socioeconomic gaps in children's skills, but that simple informational policies may not be sufficient …

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 …

Parental investments at early ages can shape children’s future educational specializations. Using a longitudinal study …, we find that parents invest more in daughters than sons at ages 3-5. Moreover, parents’ beliefs about their children …’s reading and math abilities are higher for girls than boys. We examine how these behaviors and beliefs predict children …

investment in children. A key to understanding the data patterns is to document the sources underlying the observed inequalities … associated with enriched parent-child interactions and improved vocabulary, math, and social-emotional skills for the children … reducing socioeconomic gaps in children’s skills, but that simple informational policies may not be sufficient …

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 …

of social preferences by providing mechanisms through which parents transmit preferences for generosity to their children …. Then, we conduct a field experiment with nearly 150 3-5 year old children and their parents, measuring (1) whether child … and parent generosity is correlated, (2) whether children are influenced by their parents when making sharing decisions …

educational attainment of over 2,000 disadvantaged children in the United States. We document large spillover effects on both … treatment and control children who live near treated children. Interestingly, the spillover effects are localized, decreasing …