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Determinants of bilingualism among children
Chiswick, Barry R.; Gindelsky, Marina - 2014
This paper analyzes the determinants of bilingualism (i.e., speaks a language other than English at home) among … conducted overall, within genders, and within racial and ethnic groups. Bilingualism is more prevalent if the parents are … increases child bilingualism, while a higher level of parental education tends to decrease it. Children of Asian and especially …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010408822
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Using Achievement Tests to Measure Language Assimilation and Language Bias Among Immigrant Children
Akresh, Richard; Redstone, Ilana - 2021
We use Woodcock Johnson III child assessment data in the New Immigrant Survey to examine language assimilation and test score bias among children of Hispanic immigrants. Our identification strategy exploits the test language randomization (Spanish or English) to quantitatively measure the degree...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013325125
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The power of language : educational and mental health impacts of language training for refugee children
Tumen, Semih; Vlassopoulos, Michael; Wahba, Jackline - 2025
This paper examines the causal impact of a large-scale Turkish language training program on the academic performance, school participation, and mental well-being of Syrian refugee children in T¨urkiye. Using rich administrative data and a staggered difference-in-differences design, we find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015168446
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Determinants of Bilingualism Among Children
Chiswick, Barry R. - 2014
This paper analyzes the determinants of bilingualism (i.e., speaks a language other than English at home) among … conducted overall, within genders, and within racial and ethnic groups.Bilingualism is more prevalent if the parents are foreign … bilingualism, while a higher level of parental education tends to decrease it. Children of Asian and especially of Hispanic origin …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013046243
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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/10010291343
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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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The long(er)-term impacts of Chile Solidario on human capital and labour income
Neidhöfer, Guido; Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel - 2017
This paper examines Chile Solidario, a social protection programme that provides poor households in Chile with preferential access to a conditional cash transfer programme designed to facilitate investments in children's health and education. We assess the programme's longer-term impact on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011775918
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Understanding the Mechanisms Through Which an Influential Early Childhood Program Boosted Adult Outcomes
Heckman, James J. - 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/10013096465
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Education without formal schooling through tablets and tutors : evidence from out-of-school children in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic
Glewwe, Paul; Li, Zhigang; Loyalka, Prashant; Rahman, … - 2024
This paper estimates the impact on children's learning of one specific education technology (EdTech) intervention in Bangladesh: providing tablets with educational software, combined with private tutoring, to out-of-school students using a randomized control trial. The provision of tablets and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014486891
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Multilingual assessment of early child development : analyses from repeated observations of children in Kenya
Knauer, Heather A.; Kariger, Patricia; Jakiela, Pamela; … - 2019
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012116160