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Symposium on child development and parental investment : introduction
Francesconi, Marco; Heckman, James J. - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011480821
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Early health shocks, intrahousehold resource allocation, and child outcomes
Yi, Junjian; Heckman, James J.; Zhang, Junsen; Conti, … - 2014
health shocks negatively affect child human capital, including health, education, and socioemotional skills. Compensating …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010457824
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Parenting promotes social mobility within and across generations
García García-Menéndez, Jorge Luis; Heckman, James J. - 2022
This paper compares early childhood enrichment programs that promote social mobility for disadvantaged children within and across generations. Instead of conducting a standard meta-analysis, we present a harmonized primary data analysis of programs that shape current policy. Our analysis is a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013431414
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Parenting Promotes Social Mobility Within and Across Generations
García García-Menéndez, Jorge Luis; Heckman, James J. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
This paper compares early childhood enrichment programs that promote social mobility for disadvantaged children within and across generations. Instead of conducting a standard meta-analysis, we present a harmonized primary data analysis of programs that shape current policy. Our analysis is a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013435172
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Intergenerational transmission of inequality : maternal endowments, investments, and birth outcomes
Eshaghnia, Sadegh; Heckman, James J. - 2023
endowments and investments (education and smoking in pregnancy) on the probability of having a baby who is small for gestational … maternal education and smoking in pregnancy, and investigate whether women endowed with different traits have different returns …. We find that maternal cognition affects birth outcomes primarily through maternal education, that personality traits …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014391200
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Intergenerational Transmission of Inequality : Maternal Endowments, Investments, and Birth Outcomes
Eshaghnia, Sadegh; Heckman, James J. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
endowments and investments (education and smoking in pregnancy) on the probability of having a baby who is small for gestational … maternal education and smoking in pregnancy, and investigate whether women endowed with different traits have different returns …. We find that maternal cognition affects birth outcomes primarily through maternal education, that personality traits …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014421186
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Understanding the mechanisms through which an influential early childhood program boosted adult outcomes
Heckman, James J.; Pinto, Rodrigo; Savelyev, Peter - 2012
A growing literature establishes that high quality early childhood interventions targeted toward disadvantaged children have substantial impacts on later life outcomes. Little is known about the mechanisms producing these impacts. This paper uses longitudinal data on cognitive and personality...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009675522
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Intergenerational transmission of family influence
Eshaghnia, Sadegh S. M.; Heckman, James J.; Landersø, … - 2022
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013426596
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Schools, skills, and synapses
Heckman, James J. - 2008
This paper discusses (a) the role of cognitive and noncognitive ability in shaping adult outcomes, (b) the early emergence of differentials in abilities between children of advantaged families and children of disadvantaged families, (c) the role of families in creating these abilities, (d)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003870356
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Schools, skills, and synapses
Heckman, James J. (contributor) - 2008
This paper discusses (a) the role of cognitive and noncognitive ability in shaping adult outcomes, (b) the early emergence of differentials in abilities between children of advantaged families and children of disadvantaged families, (c) the role of families in creating these abilities, (d)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003724128