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Project Citation: 

Carneiro, Pedro, and Ginja, Rita. Replication data for: Long-Term Impacts of Compensatory Preschool on Health and Behavior: Evidence from Head Start. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2014. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-13. https://doi.org/10.3886/E114876V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary This paper provides new estimates of the medium- and long-term impacts of Head Start on health and behavioral problems. We identify these impacts using discontinuities in the probability of participation induced by program eligibility rules. Our strategy allows us to identify the effect of Head Start for the individuals in the neighborhoods of multiple discontinuities. Participation in the program reduces the incidence of behavioral problems, health problems, and obesity of male children at ages 12 and 13. It lowers depression and obesity among adolescents, and it reduces engagement in criminal activities and idleness for young adults.

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JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      H52 National Government Expenditures and Education
      I12 Health Behavior
      I21 Analysis of Education
      I24 Education and Inequality
      I28 Education: Government Policy
      I38 Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
      J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth


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