Contribution to Book
Distributional Effects of Early Childhood Programs and Business Incentives and Their Implications for Policy
Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Upjohn Author ORCID Identifier
Publication Date
7-1-2009
Series
Upjohn Institute Working Paper No. 09-151
**Published Version**
In Investing in Kids: Early Childhood Programs and Local Economic Development, Timothy J. Bartik. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2011. pp. 219-266. Under title Who Benefits? Distributional Effects of Early Childhood Programs and Business Incentives, and Their Implications for Policy
DOI
10.17848/wp09-151
Abstract
This is a draft of a chapter of a planned book, Preschool and Jobs: Human Development as Economic Development, and Vice Versa [subsequently published as Investing in Kids, 2011]. This book analyzes early childhood programs effects on regional economic development. This chapter considers the effects of early childhood programs and business incentives on the income distribution. A key issue is whether early childhood programs should be targeted on the poor, or made universally available for free. Relevant considerations in addressing this issue include how benefits of early childhood programs benefit with family income, and the political feasibility of targeted versus universal programs.
Issue Date
July 2009
Sponsorship
Partially funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts.
Disciplines
Citation Information
Bartik, Timothy J. 2009. "Distributional Effects of Early Childhood Programs and Business Incentives and Their Implications for Policy." Upjohn Institute Working Paper No. 09-151. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.