Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/259501 
Authors: 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
ifo Working Paper No. 372
Publisher: 
ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, Munich
Abstract: 
I exploit the staggered roll-out of a universal early childhood development program in Chile to assess the impact of a comprehensive approach to early childhood development on outcomes in middle childhood. Using variation across time and municipalities, I study outcomes such as school performance, cognitive development, parental stress, household relationships, and health. I use administrative data on students as well as newborns in Chile, standardized test scores of all 4th graders, and an extensive early childhood development survey. I find positive and significant effects on school performance. The effect is less pronounced for girls and the socioeconomically vulnerable population. The improvements in learning outcomes are driven by improvements in intra-household relations. Comprehensive programs are powerful tools but have several flaws.
Subjects: 
Education and inequality
government policy
children
human capital
JEL: 
I24
I28
I38
J13
J24
O15
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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