Quantifying the Life-Cycle Benefits of an Influential Early-Childhood Program

This paper quantifies and aggregates the multiple lifetime benefits of an influential high-quality early childhood program with outcomes measured through midlife. Guided by economic theory, we supplement experimental data with non-experimental data to forecast the life-cycle benefits and costs of th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The journal of political economy. - 1969. - 128(2020), 7 vom: 15. Juli, Seite 2502-2541
1. Verfasser:	Garca, Jorge Luis (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser:	Heckman, James J, Leaf, Duncan Ermini, Prados, María José
Format:	Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	2020
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:	The journal of political economy
Schlagworte:	Journal Article C93 Early childhood education I28 J13 cost-benefit analysis life-cycle benefits long-term forecasts program evaluation rates of return