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Title: Early Childhood Human Capital and Development

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2016

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DOI: 10.1257/mac.20150117

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Abstract: A growing literature stresses the importance of early childhood human capital. I ask whether variation in early childhood investments can help explain cross-country income differences. I provide new empirical evidence: the adult outcomes of refugees are independent of age at arrival to the United States up to age six, despite dramatic improvements in income and environment upon arrival. A standard model is consistent with this finding if parents but not country are important for early childhood development. This finding limits the mechanisms for generating cross-country early childhood human capital differences. I also provide suggestive evidence on parental inputs.

Url: https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1257/mac.20150117

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Authors: Schoellman, Todd

Periodical (Full): American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics

Issue: 3

Volume: 8

Pages: 145–174

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Family and Marriage, Other, Population Data Science

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