Sixty years after the magic carpet ride: The long-run effect of the early childhood environment on social and economic outcomes

Review of Economic Studies

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 938-973

  Gould, Eric D ^a,b,c   Lavy, Victor ^a,b,c,d   Paserman, M Daniele ^b,c,d,e  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b CEPR   (United States)

^c IZA   (Germany)

^d NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood environment; Neighbourhood effects

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; EDUCATION; LIVING STANDARD; NEIGHBORHOOD; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ISRAEL;

EID: 84255170659     PISSN: 00346527     EISSN: 1467937X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/restud/rdq038     Document Type: Article

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