Arbeitspapier
Early Childhood Education and Life-cycle Health
This paper forecasts the life-cycle treatment effects on health of a high-quality early childhood program. Our predictions combine microsimulation using non-experimental data with experimental data from a midlife long-term follow-up. The follow-up incorporated a full epidemiological exam. The program mainly benefits males and significantly reduces the prevalence of heart disease, stroke, cancer, and mortality across the life-cycle. For men, we estimate an average reduction of 3.8 disability-adjusted years (DALYs). The reduction in DALYs is relatively small for women. The gain in quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) is almost enough to offset all of the costs associated with program implementation for males and half of program costs for women.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 13064
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Health: General
Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
Education: Government Policy
Field Experiments
- Thema
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early childhood education
life-cycle health
long-term forecasts
program evaluation
randomized trials
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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García, Jorge Luis
Heckman, James J.
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
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Bonn
- (wann)
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2020
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- García, Jorge Luis
- Heckman, James J.
- Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Entstanden
- 2020
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