O'Neill, Donal (2009) A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Early Childhood Intervention: Evidence from a Randomised Evaluation of a Parenting Programme. Working Paper. Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn.

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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 in early childhood development. In this paper we carry out a randomised evaluation of one such programme aimed at improving the skills and parenting strategies of parents, particularly those who find their child’s behaviour difficult or challenging. Our evaluation shows that the treatment significantly reduced behavioural problems in young children when measured 6 months after the intervention. Furthermore our detailed cost analysis, 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 programme is likely to be relatively high.

Item Type:	Monograph (Working Paper)
Keywords:	early intervention; parenting programme; randomised trial;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics, Finance and Accounting
Item ID:	6062
Identification Number:	IZA DP No. 4518
Depositing User:	Donal O'Neill
Date Deposited:	22 Apr 2015 15:10
Publisher:	Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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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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