ECON 151 Lecture 52: ECON 151 L52
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Gap between children across skin color widens in the first 1000 days. This gap is fully driven by observed family characteristics (broken family) Hence, early childcare development programs (ecd): day care, kindergarten Efficient and equitable investment empirical proof is needed: Old success story: abecedarian and perry preschool. Many developed country results, some new developing country results. Low income countries are also affected by similar problems. Campbell and ramsey 1995, "cognitive and school outcomes for high risk african american at middle adolescence: positive effects of early intervention", american education research. On african-american considered at risk : broken families, poor background, low educational level. Combination of day care and preschool intervention. Day-care/preschool program from 0. 5 years old to 5 years (school entry): day-care, preschool, summer school, parental training were administered. Intensive schooling from 5 to 8: intervention at home and at school. Design should allow to disentangle 8 years, 5 years, 3 years and 0 years of intervention.