Replication data for: The Long-Run Impacts of a Universal Child Care Program

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Michael Baker; Jonathan Gruber; Kevin Milligan

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Project Citation:

Baker, Michael, Gruber, Jonathan, and Milligan, Kevin. Replication data for: The Long-Run Impacts of a Universal Child Care Program. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2019. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-12-07. https://doi.org/10.3886/E116526V1

Project Description

Summary: Past research documents the persistence of positive impacts of early life interventions on noncognitive skills. We test the symmetry of this finding by studying the persistence of a sizeable negative shock to noncognitive outcomes arising with the introduction of universal child care in Quebec. We find that the negative effects on noncognitive outcomes persisted to school ages, and also that cohorts with increased child care access had worse health, lower life satisfaction, and higher crime rates later in life. Our results reinforce previous evidence of the central role of the early childhood environment for long-run success.

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      I12 Health Behavior
      I31 General Welfare; Well-Being
      J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
      K42 Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law

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V1 [2019-12-07]

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