experiments to estimate the effects of universal preschool programs for children aged 0-6 years on child outcomes measured from …-to-costs ratios and find ratios clearly above one. Universal preschool tends to be more beneficial for children with low socioeconomic …

of children: (i) parenting styles defined by the extent of warmth and control parents employ in raising children, and (ii …) neighborhood quality. Based on a representative sample of 2,119 parents in the United States, I show that parents perceive large … leveraging beliefs measured in two different domains, and show that parents' perceived returns relate to their actual parenting …

Having a child can have a heavy toll on parents' earnings, especially in the first years after childbirth, with mothers … parental leave benefits compared to the EU and norms encouraging mothers to care for children. I carry out an event study to …

.29 standard deviations relative to a counterfactual that includes other formal and informal learning options. This impact is …

find treated children have between 5 to 6 percent higher earnings as young adults. The results are quite large for young … evidence that children, regardless of gender, from households with below median parental incomes realize the largest average …