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75 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11452
Maternal Stress during Pregnancy and Early Childhood Development
Matias Berthelon, Diana Kruger, Rafael Sánchez
published in: Economics and Human Biology, 2021, 43, 101047
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10872
Life After Lead: Effects of Early Interventions for Children Exposed to Lead
Stephen B. Billings, Kevin T. Schnepel
published in: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2018, 10 (3), 315 - 344
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10811
Quantifying the Life-Cycle Benefits of a Prototypical Early Childhood Program
Jorge Luis García, James J. Heckman, Duncan Ermini Leaf, Maria José Prados
revised version available as NBER Working Paper No. 23479
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10758
Gender Differences in the Benefits of an Influential Early Childhood Program
Jorge Luis García, James J. Heckman, Anna Ziff
revised version available as NBER Working Paper No. 23412
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10742
Evaluation of the Reggio Approach to Early Education
Pietro Biroli, Daniela Del Boca, James J. Heckman, Lynne Pettler Heckman, Yu Kyung Koh, Sylvi Kuperman, Sidharth Moktan, Chiara D. Pronzato, Anna Ziff
published in: Research in Economics, 2018, 72 (1), 1-32
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10715
Evaluating the Effects of a Targeted Home Visiting Program on Maternal and Child Health Outcomes
Malte Sandner, Thomas Cornelissen, Tanja Jungmann, Peggy Herrmann
published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2018, 58, 269 - 283
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10456
The Life-cycle Benefits of an Influential Early Childhood Program
Jorge Luis García, James J. Heckman, Duncan Ermini Leaf, Maria José Prados
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10315
Sex-Differences in Language and Socio-Emotional Skills: Evidence from Large Scale Studies of Very Young Children
Rosangela Bando, Florencia López Bóo
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10296
A Snapshot on the Quality of Seven Home Visit Parenting Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean
Jane Leer, Florencia López Bóo, Ana Perez Expósito, Christine Powell
published as 'Assessing the quality of home visit parenting programs in Latin America and the Caribbean' in: Early Child Development and Care, 2019, 189 (13), 2183 - 2196
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9552
Same Program, Different Outcomes: Understanding Differential Effects from Access to Free, High-Quality Early Care
Juan Chaparro, Aaron Sojourner
published as 'Differential effects from access to high-quality early care' in: In A.J. Reynolds, J.A. Temple (eds.): Sustaining Early Childhood Learning Gains, Cambridge, 2019
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9476
Early Childhood Education
Sneha Elango, Jorge Luis García, James J. Heckman, Andrés Hojman
published in: Robert A. Moffitt (ed.), Economics of Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United States, Volume II, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2016, 235-298.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9337
The Political Economy of State and Local Investment in Pre-K Programs
Matthew E. Kahn, Kyle Barron
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9247
The Effects of Two Influential Early Childhood Interventions on Health and Healthy Behaviors
Gabriella Conti, James J. Heckman, Rodrigo Pinto
Published in: Economic Journal, 2016, 126 (596), F28-F65.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8856
Estimating the Production Function for Human Capital: Results from a Randomized Control Trial in Colombia
Orazio Attanasio, Sarah Cattan, Emla Fitzsimons, Costas Meghir, Marta Rubio-Codina
published in: American Economic Review, 2020, 110 (1), 48–85
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8494
Fetus, Fasting, and Festival: The Persistent Effects of in Utero Social Shocks
Xi Chen
published in: International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2014, 3, 165-169
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7550
Measuring Investment in Human Capital Formation: An Experimental Analysis of Early Life Outcomes
Orla Doyle, Colm P. Harmon, James J. Heckman, Caitriona Logue, Seong Hyeok Moon
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7415
Intergenerational Long Term Effects of Preschool: Structural Estimates from a Discrete Dynamic Programming Model
James J. Heckman, Lakshmi K. Raut
published in: Journal of Econometrics, 2016, 191 (1), 164 - 175
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7087
Can Intensive Early Childhood Intervention Programs Eliminate Income-Based Cognitive and Achievement Gaps?
Greg J. Duncan, Aaron Sojourner
published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2013, 48 (4), 945-986.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7040
Understanding the Mechanisms Through Which an Influential Early Childhood Program Boosted Adult Outcomes
James J. Heckman, Rodrigo Pinto, Peter A. Savelyev
published in: American Economic Review, 2013, 103 (6), 2052-86
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6986
Kindergarten for All: Long Run Effects of a Universal Intervention
Nina Drange, Tarjei Havnes, Astrid M. J. Sandsør
published in Economics of Education Review, 2016, 53, 164-181
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