@article {5706, title = {The Effects of Two Influential Early Childhood Interventions on Health and Healthy Behaviour}, journal = {Econ J (London)Econ J (London)}, volume = {126}, number = {596}, year = {2016}, note = {Conti, Gabriella
Heckman, James
Pinto, Rodrigo
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2017/03/07 06:00
Econ J (London). 2016 Oct;126(596):F28-F65. doi: 10.1111/ecoj.12420. Epub 2016 Dec 7.}, month = {Oct}, pages = {F28-F65}, abstract = {This paper examines the long-term impacts on health and healthy behaviors of two of the oldest and most widely cited U.S. early childhood interventions evaluated by the method of randomization with long-term follow-up: the Perry Preschool Project (PPP) and the Carolina Abecedarian Project (ABC). There are pronounced gender effects strongly favoring boys, although there are also effects for girls. Dynamic mediation analyses show a significant role played by improved childhood traits, above and beyond the effects of experimentally enhanced adult socioeconomic status. These results show the potential of early life interventions for promoting health.}, keywords = {Abecedarian Project, early childhood intervention, Health, Perry Preschool Project, randomized trial, social experiment}, isbn = {0013-0133 (Print)
0013-0133 (Linking)}, author = {Conti, G. and Heckman, J. and Pinto, R.} }