This paper provides a brief review of the economic rationale for investing in early childhood. It discusses the optimal timing of intervention, with reference to recent work in developmental neuroscience, and asks how early is early? It motivates the need for early intervention by providing an...

'Civicness' may be defined as that property of the social fabric that is characterized by socio-political commitment, solidarity and mutual trust. From a social ecological perspective it is expected that civic traditions in a given geographical area will have an impact on criminality. The aim of...

Policy discussions to ameliorate socioeconomic (SES) inequalities are increasingly focused on investments in early childhood. Yet such interventions are costly to implement, and clear evidence on the optimal time to intervene to yield a high economic and social return in the future is meagre....

"Deux phénomènes remarquables se sont produits au cours des soixante-quinze dernières années dans le monde de l'éducation, et ce, dans un grand nombre de pays. Il y a d'abord le rattrapage historique des femmes qui affichent maintenant un taux de diplomation plus élevé que celui des...