ERIC Number: ED598834
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019-May
Pages: 27
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Intergenerational and Intragenerational Externalities of the Perry Preschool Project. NBER Working Paper No. 25889
Heckman, James J.; Karapakula, Ganesh
National Bureau of Economic Research
This paper examines the impact of the iconic Perry Preschool Project on the children and siblings of the original participants. The children of treated participants have fewer school suspensions, higher levels of education and employment, and lower levels of participation in crime, compared with the children of untreated participants. Impacts are especially pronounced for the children of male participants. These treatment effects are associated with improved childhood home environments. The intergenerational effects arise despite the fact that families of treated subjects live in similar or worse neighborhoods than the control families. We also find substantial positive effects of the Perry program on the siblings of participants who did not directly participate in the program, especially for male siblings. [Additional support for this research was provided by the American Bar Foundation.]
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Siblings, Children, Intervention, Suspension, Educational Attainment, Employment Level, Crime, Gender Differences, Family Environment, Males, Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Parent Influence, Adults, Child Rearing, Birth Rate, Females, Disadvantaged Youth, African Americans
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (DHHS); Buffett Early Childhood Fund
Authoring Institution: National Bureau of Economic Research
Grant or Contract Numbers: R01AG042390; R01AG05334301; R37HD065072

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