This paper studies the interaction between parental and public inputs in children's skill formation. We perform a … significantly for children of all backgrounds. There is, however, complete fade-out for children with highly educated parents. Given … positive long-run effects for children with low-educated parents, the treatment reduces child skill gaps across parents …

This paper studies the interaction between parental and public inputs in children's skill formation. We perform a … significantly for children of all backgrounds. There is, however, complete fade-out for children with highly educated parents. Given … positive longrun effects for children with low-educated parents, the treatment reduces child skill gaps across parents …

While recent studies mostly find that attending child care earlier improves the skills of children from low socio … age between December and January. This discontinuity arises as children typically start formal child care in the summer of … no evidence that starting child care earlier affects children's outcomes in the shortor medium-run. Our precise estimates …

While recent studies mostly find that attending child care earlier improves the skills of children from low socio … age between December and January. This discontinuity arises as children typically start formal child care in the summer of … no evidence that starting child care earlier affects children's outcomes in the short- or medium-run. Our precise …

compulsory schooling from five to eight years, on the developmental outcomes of children aged 36 to 59 months. We draw upon data … increase in maternal educational attainment and corresponding enhancements in children's readiness to learn. Exploring the … with their children. In a further examination of parental outcomes, we find evidence pointing to narrower educational and …

direct effect. This is true for the full sample of children, for boys and girls and for children in households whose mother …

By the time children start school, socio-economic gaps are evident in child skills. We document a causal effect of a …

during childhood using data from a longitudinal study, the Mannheim Study of Children at Risk, starting at birth. Our work … characteristics of children. Third, we examine the skill development for girls and boys separately, as well as for children who were …

formation of children. To this end, we exploit a nationwide reform that mandated Swedish municipalities to offer childcare … effects on the children's 6th grade test scores, but we find evidence of positive effects on test scores for sons of less than …