dc.contributor.author | Deming, David James | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-06-11T16:31:19Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
dc.identifier | Quick submit: 2014-06-06T14:30:50-04:00 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Deming, David. 2009. “Early Childhood Intervention and Life-Cycle Skill Development: Evidence from Head Start.” American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 1(3): 111–134. doi:10.1257/app.1.3.111. http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/app.1.3.111. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1945-7782 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:12305831 | |
dc.description.abstract | This paper provides new evidence on the long-term benefits of Head Start using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. I compare siblings who differ in their participation in the program, controlling for a variety of pre-treatment covariates. I estimate that Head Start participants gain 0.23 standard deviations on a summary index of young adult outcomes. This closes one-third of the gap between children with median and bottom quartile family income, and is about 80 percent as large as model programs such as Perry Preschool. The long-term impact for disadvantaged children is large despite "fadeout" of test score gains. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | American Economic Association | en_US |
dc.relation.isversionof | 10.1257/app.1.3.111 | en_US |
dash.license | OAP | |
dc.title | Early Childhood Intervention and Life-Cycle Skill Development: Evidence from Head Start | en_US |
dc.type | Journal Article | en_US |
dc.date.updated | 2014-06-06T18:30:50Z | |
dc.description.version | Version of Record | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | David Deming | |
dc.relation.journal | American Economic Journal: Applied Economics | en_US |
dash.depositing.author | Deming, David James | |
dc.date.available | 2014-06-11T16:31:19Z | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1257/app.1.3.111 | * |
dash.contributor.affiliated | Deming, David | |