schools. In response to an increase in class size: (i) only high-income parents help their children more with homework; (ii …) all parents are more likely to move their child to another school; and (iii) only low-income children find their teachers … harder to follow when taught in a larger class. These findings indicate that public and private investments in children are …

pronounced for girls and socioeconomically vulnerable children. Impacts on several other child development outcomes also differ …

A growing literature establishes that high quality early childhood interventions targeted toward disadvantaged children …

A growing literature establishes that high quality early childhood interventions targeted toward disadvantaged children …

early achievement. It exploits two features of the school system in Holland. The first is rolling admissions; children are … children having their birthday before, during and after the summer holiday are placed in the same class. These features … generate sufficient exogenous variation in children's maximum length of schooling to identify its effects on test scores …

This paper measures impacts of removing children from families investigated for abuse or neglect. We use removal … tendencies of child protection investigators as an instrument. We focus on young children investigated before age six and find …

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 …

child working memory - a key skill of executive functioning that plays a central role in children's development of cognitive … preschool enrolment decisions. Children were enrolled earlier and in higher quality preschools, the latter reflecting a shift in …