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008			210910s2015 mau fo 000 0 eng d
100	1		_aElango, Sneha.
245	1	0	_aEarly Childhood Education / _cSneha Elango, Jorge Luis García, James J. Heckman, Andrés Hojman.
260			_aCambridge, Mass. _bNational Bureau of Economic Research _c2015.
300			_a1 online resource: _billustrations (black and white);
490	1		_aNBER working paper series _vno. w21766
500			_aNovember 2015.
520	3		_aThis paper organizes and synthesizes the literature on early childhood education and childcare. In it, we go beyond meta-analysis and reanalyze primary data sources in a common framework. We consider the evidence from means-tested demonstration programs, large-scale means-tested programs and universal programs without means testing. We discuss which programs are beneficial and whether they are cost-effective for certain populations. The evidence from high-quality demonstration programs targeted toward disadvantaged children shows beneficial effects. Returns exceed costs, even accounting for the deadweight loss of collecting taxes. When proper policy counterfactuals are constructed, Head Start has beneficial effects on disadvantaged children compared to home alternatives. Universal programs benefit disadvantaged children.
530			_aHardcopy version available to institutional subscribers
538			_aSystem requirements: Adobe [Acrobat] Reader required for PDF files.
538			_aMode of access: World Wide Web.
588	0		_aPrint version record
690		7	_aC93 - Field Experiments _2Journal of Economic Literature class.
690		7	_aI28 - Government Policy _2Journal of Economic Literature class.
690		7	_aJ13 - Fertility • Family Planning • Child Care • Children • Youth _2Journal of Economic Literature class.
700	1		_aGarcía, Jorge Luis.
700	1		_aHeckman, James J. _932303
700	1		_aHojman, Andrés.
710	2		_aNational Bureau of Economic Research.
830		0	_aWorking Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) _vno. w21766.
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.nber.org/papers/w21766
856			_yAcceso en línea al DOI _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3386/w21766
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