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122 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5819
Destined for (Un)Happiness: Does Childhood Predict Adult Life Satisfaction?
Paul Frijters, David W. Johnston, Michael A. Shields
published as 'Does Childhood Predict Adult Life Satisfaction? Evidence from British Cohort Surveys' in: Economic Journal, 2014, 124 (580), F688-F719
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5526
Long-term Effects of Early Childhood Malaria Exposure on Education and Health: Evidence from Colonial Taiwan
Simon Chang, Belton M. Fleisher, Seonghoon Kim, Shi-yung Liu
published in: Econmic Development and Cultural Change, 2014, 62 (3), 519-36.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5495
The American Family in Black and White: A Post-Racial Strategy for Improving Skills to Promote Equality
James J. Heckman
published in: Daedalus, 2011, 140 (2): 70-89
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5318
The Effects of Childhood Health on Adult Health and SES in China
James P. Smith, Yan Shen, John Strauss, Yang Zhe, Yaohui Zhao
published in: Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2012, 61(1), 127-156
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5209
The Effect of Early Childhood Developmental Program Attendance on Future School Enrollment and Grade Progression in Rural North India
Gautam Hazarika, Vejoya Viren
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2013, 34, 146-161
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5095
Analyzing Social Experiments as Implemented: A Reexamination of the Evidence from the HighScope Perry Preschool Program
James J. Heckman, Seong Hyeok Moon, Rodrigo Pinto, Peter A. Savelyev, Adam Yavitz
published in: Quantitative Economics, 2010, 1 (1), 1-46
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4548
From Angela's Ashes to the Celtic Tiger: Early Life Conditions and Adult Health in Ireland
Liam Delaney, Mark E. McGovern, James P. Smith
published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2011, 30 (1), 1-10
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4533
The Rate of Return to the High/Scope Perry Preschool Program
James J. Heckman, Seong Hyeok Moon, Rodrigo Pinto, Peter A. Savelyev, Adam Yavitz
published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2010, 94 (1-2), 114-128
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4392
The Effect of Lone Motherhood on the Smoking Behaviour of Young Adults
Marco Francesconi, Stephen P. Jenkins, Thomas Siedler
published in: Health Economics, 2010, 19 (11), 1377-1384
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4274
The Impact of Childhood Health on Adult Labor Market Outcomes
James P. Smith
published in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2009, 91(3), 478 - 489
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4036
Re-Constructing Childhood Health Histories
James P. Smith
published in: Demography 46(2):387-403, May 2009
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3646
The Role of Childhood Health for the Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital: Evidence from Administrative Data
Martin Salm, Daniel Schunk
revised version published as 'The Relationship between Child Health, Developmental Gaps, and Parental Education: Evidence from Administrative Data' in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2012, 10 (6), 1425-1449
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3590
Anatomy of a Health Scare: Education, Income and the MMR Controversy in the UK
Dan Anderberg, Arnaud Chevalier, Jonathan Wadsworth
published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2011, 30 (3), 515-530
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3567
Family Migration: A Vehicle of Child Morbidity in the Informal Settlements of Nairobi City, Kenya?
Adama Konseiga
published in: A. de Sherbinin, Rahman, A. Barbieri, J.C. Fotso, Y. Zhu (eds.), Urban Population-Development-Environment Dynamics in the Developing World: Case Studies and Lessons Learned. Paris: CICRED 2009
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3042
Childhood Economic Conditions and Length of Life: Evidence from the UK Boyd Orr Cohort, 1937–2005
Paul Frijters, Michael A. Shields, Timothy J. Hatton, Richard M. Martin
published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2010, 29 (1), 39-47
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2875
The Economics, Technology and Neuroscience of Human Capability Formation
James J. Heckman
published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2007, 104 (33), 13250-13255
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2725
The Productivity Argument for Investing in Young Children
James J. Heckman, Dimitriy V. Masterov
published in: Review of Agricultural Economics, 2007, 29 (3), 446-493
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2434
Expanding Schooling Opportunities for 4-Year-Olds
Edwin Leuven, Mikael Lindahl, Hessel Oosterbeek, Dinand Webbink
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2010, 29 (3), 319-328, revised version available here
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2295
Assessing the Effect of Mother’s Migration on Childhood Mortality in the Informal Settlements of Nairobi
Adama Konseiga, Eliya Msiyaphazi Zulu, Yazoumé Yé
published in: M. Collinson, K. Adazu, M. White, S. Findley, (eds.), The Dynamics of Migration, Health and Livelihoods: INDEPTH Network Perspectives, Ashgate, 2009, 128 - 138
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2111
Does Head Start Improve Children's Life Chances? Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design
Jens Ludwig, Douglas L. Miller
published in: Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2007, 122 (1), 159-208
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