Long term impacts of compensatory preschool on health and behavior. Evidence from head start.

Autor/inn/en	Carneiro, Pedro M.; Ginja, Rita
Titel	Long term impacts of compensatory preschool on health and behavior. Evidence from head start.
Quelle	Uppsala: Uppsala Univ., Dep. of Economics (2012), 40 S., 2,55 MB PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	Working paper / Department of Economics, Uppsala University. 2012,5
Beigaben	grafische Darstellungen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie; Graue Literatur
Schlagwörter	Bildung; Verhalten; Kinderbetreuung; Gesundheit; Regression; Öffentliche Ausgaben; Arbeitspapier; Wirkungsanalyse; USA
Abstract	This paper provides new estimates of the medium and long-term impacts of Head Start on the health and behavioral problems of its participants. We identify these impacts using discontinuities in the probability of participation induced by program eligibility rules. Our strategy allows us to identify the effect of Head Start for the set of individuals in the neighborhoods of multiple discontinuities, which vary with family size, state and year (as opposed to a smaller set of individuals neighboring a single discontinuity). Participation in the program reduces the incidence of behavioral problems, serious health problems and obesity of male children at ages 12 and 13. It also lowers depression and obesity among adolescents, and reduces engagement in criminal activities for young adults.
Erfasst von	ZBW - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft, Kiel
Update	2012/3