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dc.titleEarly Skill Gap Effects on Long-Run Outcomes and Parental Investments
dc.contributor.authorCelhay, Pablo
dc.contributor.authorGallegos, Sebastián
dc.contributor.orgunitOffice of Strategic Planning and Development Effectiveness
dc.coverageChile
dc.date.available2020-01-27T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2020-01-27T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the effects of skill advantages at age six on different types of parental investments, and long-run outcomes up to age 27. We exploit exogenous variation in skills due to school entry rules, combining 20 years of Chilean administrative records with a regression discontinuity design. Our results show higher in-school performance and college entrance scores, and sizable effects on college attendance and enrollment at more selective institutions, in particular for low-income children. Our findings suggest that parental time investments are neutral to early skills gaps, while monetary investments are reinforcing and likely to be mediating the long-run effects.
dc.format.extent53
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0002161
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Early_Skill_Gap_Effects_on_Long-Run_Outcomes_and_Parental_Investments_en.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectEducational Attainment
dc.subjectEarly Childhood Education
dc.subjectSkills
dc.subjectLabor Market
dc.subjectParental Investment
dc.subjectChild Development
dc.subject.jelcodeI21 - Analysis of Education
dc.subject.jelcodeJ24 - Human Capital • Skills • Occupational Choice • Labor Productivity
dc.subject.jelcodeI28 - Government Policy
dc.subject.keywordsEarly Life Shocks; Long-run Outcomes; Skills; Parental Investments; Teachers; College Attendance; Test Scores; Low-income; Developing Country
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-WP-01088
idb.operationBK-C2031
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