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U.S. Safety Net Programs and Early Life Skills Formation: Results from a Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study / Corneliu Bolbocean, Frances A. Tylavsky, James E. West.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bolbocean, Corneliu.
- Series:
- Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w24832.
- NBER working paper series no. w24832
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);
- Other Title:
- U.S. Safety Net Programs and Early Life Skills Formation
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2018.
- Summary:
- A large body of literature suggests that the first years of life are critical for long-term economic, health and social outcomes. However, the effect of public programs on early life skills formation is largely unknown due to data limitations. In this paper we use novel data from a large longitudinal prospective cohort study to estimate the effects of WIC, SNAP, and home visitation programs on early life outcomes up to two years of age. We find that participation in these programs has a positive and statistically significant effect on language development and boosts early life noncognitive outcomes.
- Notes:
- Print version record
- July 2018.
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