the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, we measure parental investments by considering the time parents spend with …

difference-in-differences design and comparing the first-affected with the last-unaffected cohorts of children, we find that an … adverse effect for children of low-educated mothers on human capital investments and labor-market attachment in early … adulthood. The affected children were 12 p.p. more likely not to be in education, employment, or training (NEET) at the age of …

no evidence that earlier enrollment harms early child development, except for a temporary health shock. Children who … some positive effects of early enrollment. Children who enter daycare later are more likely to demonstrate inadequate …

daycare vacancy rates, we estimate the causal effects of enrollment age in universal daycare on child development for children … younger than two years. We find modest effects of postponing daycare enrollment on early childhood outcomes. Children who … preschool. Children who enroll later are also more likely to have insufficient language proficiency at age five and thus need …

of public health interventions for children exposed to lead. This paper estimates the long-term impacts of early … referrals) recommended for lead-poisoned children. Using linked administrative data from Charlotte, NC, we compare outcomes for … children who are similar across observable characteristics but differ in eligibility for intervention due to blood lead test …

In this paper we explore the impact of birth weight on children's cognitive and behavioural outcomes using data from …

In this paper we explore the impact of birth weight on children's cognitive and behavioural outcomes using data from …

error in the proxy for the latent traits. Using data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), we … find that children's capabilities strongly interact and build on each other: health is an important determinant of early …