Human Capital HCEO - CEHD

High rates of polygyny do not lock large proportions of men out of the marriage market | PNAS There is a widespread belief, in both the scholarly literature and the popular press, that polygyny prevents large numbers of men from marrying by ...

🚨 The Economist has been telling you for years that polygamy causes civil war by locking men out of marriage. A new article with @rebeccasear.bsky.social and @anthrolog.bsky.social explains that the demography of marriage markets doesn't actually work that way. 🧵

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Human Capital Accumulation Across Space Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

www.nber.org/papers/w34310

Piecing together the puzzle: A mixed methods study of the Abecedarian Intervention The Abecedarian Study (ABC) has been integral to demonstrating the impacts of Early Care and Education (ECE). It is important to understand the practi…

A new study of the Abecedarian project from HCEO members Sylvi Kuperman, Frances Campbell, et al. suggests that ECE programs with child-centered activities and teacher-child interactions that improve students' verbal skills may have longer-term impacts. bit.ly/432cT2 bit.ly/432cT2 bit.ly/432cT2O

A Study of the Microdynamics of Early Childhood Learning Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

@heckmanequation.bsky.social and Jin Zhou develop a new model to study the microdynamics of early childhood learning. With this approach, they study the weekly evolution of skill development using data from a successful home visiting program in China. (new in @nber.org).
www.nber.org/papers/w34294

The long-term impact of investing in early life parenting programmes in Ireland - Public Policy This paper summarises the results from the Age 14 follow-up of Preparing for Life, a prenatal to age 5 home visiting programme operating in Dublin. The results demonstrate sustained programme effects ...

New evidence from our partner @orladoyle.bsky.social shows that the Irish home visiting program Preparing for Life has lasting benefits. At age 14, adolescents in the high-treatment group had better cognitive skills & working memory, fewer attention problems, & lower obesity risk. bit.ly/4nJg1Zp

Why Don't Struggling Students Do Their Homework? In a new study we use a field experiment to identify a structural model of learning.

We find that low productivity, not low motivation, is the stronger predictor of academic struggles. Study is available here: ideas.repec.org/p/feb/framed...

Moving for Good: Educational Gains from Leaving Violence Behind Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

New from @nber.org: Study in Mexico shows moving away from violence to safer areas (in the context of drug wars) leads to academic gains for elementary-aged students. www.nber.org/papers/w34270

Clean Rides, Healthy Lives: The Impact of Electric Vehicle Adoption on Air Quality and Infant Health Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

New @nber.org working paper from HCEO member Janet Currie et al. finds that higher electric vehicle adoption improves air quality and leads to reductions in premature births, low birth weight, and asthma-related ER visits through age 5. www.nber.org/papers/w34278

HCEO member Svetlana Pashchenk explores the relative importance of different motivations for savings over the life cycle in a new working paper with coauthor Ponpoje Porapakkarm. hceconomics.uchicago.edu/research/wor...

Using longitudinal administrative data covering all North Carolina public school students to document five facts about first-generation academic excellence gaps, from Uditi Karna, John A. List, Andrew Simon, and Haruka Uchida https://www.nber.org/papers/w34228

The Algorithm Advantage: Ranked Application Systems Outperform Decentralized and Common Applications in Boston and Beyond Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

A new @nber.org working paper from HCEO member Parag Pathak and colleagues compares three different school choice admissions systems. www.nber.org/papers/w34207

Labor force participation rebounded more slowly post-COVID in states hit harder by the pre-pandemic opioid crisis, HCEO member Nezih Guner shows in a new working paper. Slower recovery was linked to more people leaving the workforce due to disability. hceconomics.uchicago.edu/research/wor...

Opinion | ZIP Code Is Destiny? Turns Out That’s Bunk The neighborhood where a child grows up matters much less to his success than what his parents do.

Neighborhoods matter much less to a child’s success than what their parents do, @heckmanequation.bsky.social & Sadegh Eshaghnia argue, debunking the "ZIP code is destiny" idea. In reality, better outcomes are due to attributes & actions of parents who self-sort into neighborhoods. bit.ly/469WWIR

Reducing the child penalty by incentivizing maternal part-time work? Governments worldwide are discussing ways to increase maternal labor market participation and to reduce the child penalty. This study analyzes the lon…

New article out!

With Laurenz Bärtsch, I examine the effects of a German parental leave reform.

The reform increased maternal part-time work during the first 12 months after birth — but interestingly, we find no long-term impact on employment or wages.👇

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The Medium Matters: Medical Decision-Making in Telemedicine versus In-person Care Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

Interesting findings on quality of telemedicine vs. in-person care from HCEO member Paul Gertler and colleagues: www.nber.org/papers/w34185

What Drives Educational Technology Adoption in Classrooms Serving Young Children? Evidence from Two Experiments | Becker Friedman Institute For teachers, the desire to adopt educational apps in their classrooms to improve student learning is challenged by the increasing number of available apps and by the difficulty of judging their effec...

Can research sway edtech adoption? A study by Daniela Bresciani Andaluz, @arielkalil.bsky.social (Harris Policy), Michelle Michelini & @rohenshah.bsky.social finds mixed effects—evidence shapes educators’ choices differently by role. Read the research brief here: ow.ly/xC0o50WNJ5e

Optimal School System and Curriculum Design: Theory and Evidence Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

New NBER working paper on optimal school system and curriculum design from HCEO member Parag Pathak (@prof_parag) and coauthor Glenn Ellison. www.nber.org/papers/w34091

Book extract: Prioritising socio-emotional development for the good of society - Nursery World Policy-makers must invest in programmes that reflect children's contexts and which focus on the drivers of long-term success, say James J. Heckman and Alison Baulos, both from the Center for the Econo...

Policymakers must invest in programs that reflect children's contexts and which focus on the drivers of long-term success, HCEO's James J. Heckman (@heckmanequation.bsky.social) and Alison Baulos argue in this book extract. www.nurseryworld.co.uk/content/feat...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Parents' Day & Evidence on the Role of Partnership. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Celebrating Parents' Day, this webinar features research around the vital role parents play in family health and economic potential. Professor Tamara McGavock (Grinnell College & University of Chicago...

Don’t forget: "Parents' Day & Evidence on the Role of Partnership” webinar today at 2 p.m. Central. Professor Tamara McGavock and Dr. Richard Reeves will share evidence on the vital role parents play.
Register here: uchicago.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

New book argues child care is a ‘societal imperative’ In ‘Raising a Nation,’ researcher Elliot Haspel says everyone should want strong supports for early childhood, even those without children.

“We have never established that good child care belongs among the pantheon of American values.”

So true! The first 5 years are the most rapid period of brain development and the foundation for, well, everything.

Great interview here with @ehaspel.bsky.social.

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The Benefits of Scholastic Athletics Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

ICYMI: New work from The Heckman Equation, Colleen P. Loughlin & Haihan Tian shows that participating in high school or college athletics & intermural sports has a positive impact on life outcomes such as HS & college graduation and wages after schooling is completed.
www.nber.org/papers/w34046

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Parents' Day & Evidence on the Role of Partnership. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Celebrating Parents' Day, this webinar features research around the vital role parents play in family health and economic potential. Professor Tamara McGavock (Grinnell College & University of Chicago...

Interested in early intervention, family outcomes, supporting parents, or gender equality? Don’t miss this Heckman Equation webinar Monday, July 28. Professor Tamara McGavock and Dr. Richard Reeves will share evidence on the vital role parents play.
Register here: uchicago.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

60 years of Head Start. What's next? As Head Start marked its 60th anniversary this past May, the program’s legacy stands as more than a historical benchmark. It offers a powerful example of how early learning can drive equity, resilienc...

Head Start improves life outcomes because it builds multiple skills, HCEO’s @heckmanequation.bsky.social and @Alison Baulos tell Second Wave Michigan. Early learning within nurturing relationships builds skills that deliver positive outcomes throughout life. www.secondwavemedia.com/features/60-...

Abstract for NBER WP 34040, “The Impact of Unconditional Cash Transfers on Parenting and Children”

1000 low income adults were randomly selected to receive $1000/month for 3 years, with a control group receiving $50/month over that same period. Many of them had children in the household. How did it affect how they parented and their kids’ outcomes? www.nber.org/papers/w34040

New from @heckmanequation.bsky.social Colleen P. Loughlin & Haihan Tian: Participating in high school or college athletics and intermural sports has a positive impact on life outcomes such as high school & college graduation and wages after schooling is completed. www.nber.org/papers/w34046

Orange, pink, and yellow book cover with white text, showing various objects representing women's lives, from a house to a kid's bike to an airplane, with some objects representing the stress of it all: dinner on fire, a broken high heel, a crying baby, a spilled coffee cup, and overflowing inbox. Having It All: What Data Tells Us About Women's Lives and Getting the Most Out of Yours. Corinne Low, PhD. On Sale 9.23.25.

Thrilled to share the cover of my upcoming book, Having It All: What Data Tells Us About Women's Lives and Getting the Most Out of Yours. @flatironbooks.bsky.social, Sept 23! Containing 15 years of research & my personal story. Preorder links, book talks, & newsletter here! corinnelow.com/book

Assessing the quality of Chinese rural schools by extracting the differential labor market earnings of rural migrant workers, from Eric A. Hanushek, Le Kang, Xueying Li, and Lei Zhang https://www.nber.org/papers/w34005

Intergenerational occupational mobility and health in the United States Does intergenerational occupational mobility impact health and well-being net of occupational origins and destinations? Are the net effects of mobilit…

"Does intergenerational occupational mobility impact health and well-being net of occupational origins and destinations?"

Hyeyun Jeong, Jiahui Xu, John Robert Warren, Liying Luo, Eric Grodsky, and Chandra Muller

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From Rural Schools to City Factories: Assessing the Quality of Chinese Rural Schools Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

New from HCEO member Eric Hanushek in @nber.org working papers:
www.nber.org/papers/w34005

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Parents' Day & Evidence on the Role of Partnership. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Celebrating Parents' Day, this webinar features research around the vital role parents play in family health and economic potential. Professor Tamara McGavock (Grinnell College & University of Chicago...

Interested in gender equality, household labor, & family outcomes? Join ‪@heckmanequation.bsky.social‬ July 28 for a webinar highlighting evidence on parents’ vital role in family health & economic potential, with @tamaramcgavock.bsky.social‬ and Richard Reeves. uchicago.zoom.us/webinar/regi...