. It compares the outcomes of two cohorts of children who were exposed to the same intervention at different points in time …

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 …

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 …

Based on the sample of The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health), we investigate the … formation of health capital and the role played by genetic endowments, parental SES, and education. To measure genetic … health and health behaviors for subjects with high parental socioeconomic status (SES). These effects are only partially …

"The NBER Bulletin on Aging and Health provides summaries of publications like this. You can sign up to receive the … NBER Bulletin on Aging and Health by email. Recent research shows that health at birth is affected by many factors … of health at birth that has received increasing attention. A large literature outside of economics advocates for …