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ECIN Replication Package for "The Physical and Mental Health Returns of Head Start 25 Years After Participation: Evidence from Income Eligibility Cutoffs"
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Lindsey Lacey, Allegheny County Department of Human Services
Version: View help for Version V2
| Name | File Type | Size | Last Modified |
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| Economic Inquiry_Lacey | 03/17/2023 09:23:AM |
Project Citation:
Lacey, Lindsey. ECIN Replication Package for “The Physical and Mental Health Returns of Head Start 25 Years After Participation: Evidence from Income Eligibility Cutoffs.” Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2023-03-17. https://doi.org/10.3886/E186661V2
Project Description
Summary:
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Head Start, the largest early childhood intervention to date, has affected the health
and welfare of many children. Most studies that look at long-term effects of Head Start
exploit its rollout in the 1960s, missing the effects of many changes to Head Start in
the 1980s and 1990s: full-year programming, added nutritional components, integra-
tion of children with disabilities, and addition of educational and social services for
families. I study the effects of Head Start on long-term physical and mental health for
children who attended Head Start during this critical period of changes and are now
labor market entrants in their late 20s. I find large improvements in physical and men-
tal health for labor market entrants, resulting in a 0.15 standard deviation decrease in
the incidence of poor health. While I find small impacts on economic outcomes, there
are large decreases in food stamp usage later in life. Ultimately, Head Start improves
health outcomes up to 25 years after participation in the program.
and welfare of many children. Most studies that look at long-term effects of Head Start
exploit its rollout in the 1960s, missing the effects of many changes to Head Start in
the 1980s and 1990s: full-year programming, added nutritional components, integra-
tion of children with disabilities, and addition of educational and social services for
families. I study the effects of Head Start on long-term physical and mental health for
children who attended Head Start during this critical period of changes and are now
labor market entrants in their late 20s. I find large improvements in physical and men-
tal health for labor market entrants, resulting in a 0.15 standard deviation decrease in
the incidence of poor health. While I find small impacts on economic outcomes, there
are large decreases in food stamp usage later in life. Ultimately, Head Start improves
health outcomes up to 25 years after participation in the program.
Scope of Project
Subject Terms:
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Head Start;
early childhood;
health;
mental health
JEL Classification:
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I24 Education and Inequality
J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
J71 Labor Discrimination
I24 Education and Inequality
J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
J71 Labor Discrimination
Manuscript Number:
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ECIN-Jan-2022-0045.R2
Geographic Coverage:
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United States
Time Period(s):
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1975 – 2018
Data Type(s):
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