math) and does not vanish when children grow up to age 10. Conventional estimates are instead smaller because they are …

We model schooling as a sequential process and examine why some children are left behind. We focus on the factors that …

light on the underlying mechanisms, we also examine children's time use and interpersonal relationships. We find evidence of … compensatory investment in cognitive skills by younger children, however, they are also more likely to have poor …

Reading skills are crucial for academic success and long-term educational attainment. However, children from …-book readers, which provided free access to a large digital library of age-appropriate books, directly to the children's homes. Our … results show that the intervention led to increased reading engagement among the children, which in turn improved their …

materials by integrating resources such as booklets and videos at different ministries and provide parents with the necessary … programs with expert counselling and guidance to help parents cope with their respective child care needs and improve their …

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 …

We present the results of a novel early childhood intervention in which disadvantaged 3-4-year- old children were … evaluated a shortened summer version of the program (2 months) in which children were treated immediately prior to the start of …

only for children around the median of the attendance rate baseline distribution (between deciles 4 and 6). The … intervention was ineffective for children with very high or very low pre-treatment absenteeism levels. Our results, although … encouraging, emphasize the limits of these types of interventions, especially for children in families where barriers to reduce …

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 …