O'Neill, Donal and McGilloway, Sinéad and Donnelly, Michael and Bywater, Tracey and Kelly, Paul (2010) A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Early Childhood Intervention: Evidence from an Experimental Evaluation of the Incredible Years Parenting Program. Working Paper. Department of Economics Finance & Accounting. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

A number of researchers and policy makers have recently argued that the most effective way of dealing with long-run disadvantage and the intergenerational transmission of poverty is through early childhood intervention and in particular policies aimed at supporting the family. This study was part of a randomised evaluation of the Incredible Years Program, which is aimed at improving the skills and parenting strategies of parents who have children with conduct problems. The results show that the treatment significantly reduced behavioural problems in young children. Furthermore our detailed cost analysis, when combined with a consideration of the potential long-run benefits associated with the programme, suggest that the long-run rate of return to society from this program is likely to be relatively high.

Item Type:	Monograph (Working Paper)
Keywords:	Early childhood; Intervention; Cost-benefit analysis; Disadvantage; Poverty; Incredible Years Program.
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics, Finance and Accounting
Item ID:	1902
Identification Number:	N207/10
Depositing User:	Ms Sandra Doherty
Date Deposited:	30 Mar 2010 15:42
Publisher:	Department of Economics Finance & Accounting
URI:	Organisation
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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