Book
From Preschool to Prosperity: The Economic Payoff to Early Childhood Education
Upjohn Press
Upjohn Author ORCID Identifier
Publication Date
1-1-2014
Series
WE focus series
DOI
10.17848/9780880994835
Abstract
Bartik shows that investment in high-quality early childhood education has several long-term benefits, including higher adult earnings for program participants.
Contents
- Introduction
- What Is the Evidence on the Earnings Effects of High-Quality Early Childhood Education, and Why Should We Believe It?
- How Do the Adult Earnings Benefits of High-Quality Early Childhood Education Compare to Costs?
- Criticisms of the Research Evidence
- How Can Early Childhood Education Programs Best Be Designed?
- Spillover Benefits: How Does Early Childhood Education Affect Other Groups Than Those Families Directly Served by These Programs?
- A Proposed Early Childhood Education Strategy
- Why Early Childhood Education Makes Sense Now: ECE's Place in the Ongoing Struggle for Broader Economic Opportunities
ISBN
9780880994828 (pbk.) ; 9780880994835 (ebook)
Disciplines
Citation Information
Bartik, Timothy J. 2014. From Preschool to Prosperity: The Economic Payoff to Early Childhood Education. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.