Investing in kids : early childhood programs and local economic development / Timothy J. Bartik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bartik, Timothy J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--United States.

Economic development.

Early childhood education--United States.

Early childhood education.

United States.

Physical Description:

xvii, 417 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Kalamazoo, Mich. : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2011.

Contents:

Introduction. Clarifying previous thinking

The nature and importance of local economic development

Estimated economic development effects of well-designed business incentive programs

The economic development effects of high-quality early childhood programs

Design matters : what features of business incentive programs and early childhood programs affect their economic development benefits?

Dealing with the known unknowns : how policymakers should deal with dueling estimates from researchers

Bringing the future into the present : how policymakers should deal with the delayed benefits of early childhood programs

Who benefits? Distributional effects of early childhood programs and business incentives, and their implications for policy

Locality matters : how economic development benefits vary in diverse local economies

The national perspective : how local business incentives and early childhood programs affect the national economy

The ethics of early childhood programs and business incentives

Extending economic development analysis to other human development programs : education, public health, crime reduction

Thinking and acting locally : what potential is there for local support for high-quality early childhood programs?.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780880993722

0880993723

9780880993739

0880993731

OCLC:

656455976