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Effect of the Jamaica Early Childhood Stimulation Intervention on Labor Market Outcomes at Age 31

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dc.contributor.authorHeckman, James
dc.contributor.authorGertler, Paul
dc.contributor.authorPinto, Rodrigo
dc.contributor.authorChang-Lopez, Susan M.
dc.contributor.authorGrantham-McGregor, Sally
dc.contributor.authorWalker, Susan
dc.contributor.authorVermeersch, Christel
dc.contributor.authorWright, Amika S.
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-07T15:58:15Z
dc.date.available2021-10-07T15:58:15Z
dc.date.issued2021-09
dc.description.abstractThis paper reports the labor market effects of the Jamaica Early Childhood Stimulation intervention at age 31. The study is a small-sample randomized early childhood education stimulation intervention targeting stunted children living in the poor neighborhoods of Kingston, Jamaica. Implemented in 1987–89, treatment consisted of a two-year, home-based intervention designed to improve nutrition and the quality of mother-child interactions to foster cognitive, language, and psycho-social skills. The original sample was 127 stunted children between ages 9 and 24 months. The study was able to track and interview 75 percent of the original sample 30 years after the intervention, both still living in Jamaica and migrated abroad. The findings reveal large and statistically significant effects on income and schooling; the treatment group had 43 percent higher hourly wages and 37 percent higher earnings than the control group. This is a substantial increase over the treatment effect estimated for age 22, when a 25 percent increase in earnings was observed.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/105461633005046760/Effect-of-the-Jamaica-Early-Childhood-Stimulation-Intervention-on-Labor-Market-Outcomes-at-Age-31
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9787
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/36335
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 9787
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET OUTCOME
dc.subjectSTUNTING
dc.subjectEDUCATION STIMULATION
dc.titleEffect of the Jamaica Early Childhood Stimulation Intervention on Labor Market Outcomes at Age 31en
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okr.crossref.titleEffect of the Jamaica Early Childhood Stimulation Intervention on Labor Market Outcomes at Age 31
okr.date.disclosure2021-09-30
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:37:28.610694Z
okr.date.lastmodified2021-09-30T00:00:00Zen
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/105461633005046760/Effect-of-the-Jamaica-Early-Childhood-Stimulation-Intervention-on-Labor-Market-Outcomes-at-Age-31
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryJamaica
okr.topicEducation::Early Childhood Development
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Early Child and Children's Health
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Nutrition
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Social Protections & Assistance
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Services & Transfers to Poor
okr.unitHealth, Nutrition and Population Global Practice
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