Discussion Papers no. 695

Long run effects of a universal intervention

Kindergarten for all

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Theory and evidence points towards particularly positive effects of high-quality child care for disadvantaged children. At the same time, disadvantaged families often sort out of existing programs. To counter differences in learning outcomes between children from different socioeconomic backgrounds, European governments are pushing for universal child care. However, empirical evidence on the effects of universal programs is scarce. We provide evidence on the long-run effect on schooling of mandating kindergarten at age 5-6. Our identifying variation comes from a reform that lowered school starting-age from 7 to 6 in Norway in 1997. Our precise DD estimates reveal hardly any effect, both overall, across subsamples, and over the grading distribution. A battery of specification checks supports our empirical strategy.

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Tittel

Kindergarten for all. Long run effects of a universal intervention

Ansvarlige

Nina Drange, Tarjei Havnes, Astrid M. J. Sandsør

Serie og -nummer

Discussion Papers no. 695

Utgiver

Statistics Norway

Emne

Discussion Papers

ISSN

1892-753X

Antall sider

41

Målform

Engelsk

Om Discussion Papers

Discussion papers comprise research papers intended for international journals and books. A preprint of a Discussion Paper may be longer and more elaborate than a standard journal article as it may include intermediate calculations, background material etc.

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