Head start and the distribution of long term education and labor market outcomes.

Autor/inn/en	Haan, Monique de; Leuven, Edwin
Institution	CESifo GmbH
Titel	Head start and the distribution of long term education and labor market outcomes. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Head Start und die Verteilung der langfristigen Bildungs- und Arbeitsmarkterfolge.
Quelle	München (2016), 39 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	CESifo working paper. 5870
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie
ISSN	2364-1428
Schlagwörter	Bildungsniveau; Benachteiligtenförderung; Bildungsförderung; Kind; Vorschulerziehung; Bildungsabschluss; Erfolgskontrolle; Einkommenseffekt; Verteilungseffekt; Benachteiligung; Geschlechtsspezifik; Pädagogische Förderung; Hispanoamerikaner; Schwarzer; USA
Abstract	"In this paper we investigate the effect of Head Start on long term education and labor market outcomes using data from the NLSY79. The contributions to the existing literature on the effectiveness of Head Start are threefold: (1) we are the first to examine distributional effects of Head Start on long term outcomes (2) we do not rely on quasi-experimental variation in Head Start participation but instead perform a nonparametric bounds analysis that relies on weak stochastic dominance assumptions and (3) we consider education and labor market outcomes observed for individuals in their early 30s. The results show that Head Start has a statistically significant positive effect on years of education, in particular for women, blacks and Hispanics. For wage income we also find evidence that Head Start has beneficial impacts, with effects located at the lower end of the distribution." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2016/4