AEA Papers and Proceedings
ISSN 2574-0768 (Print) | ISSN 2574-0776 (Online)
Long-Term Effects of Preschool Subsidies and Cash Transfers on Child Development: Evidence from Uganda
AEA Papers and Proceedings
vol. 114,
May 2024
(pp. 459–62)
Abstract
Shortly before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, three-to-five-year-old children in Uganda were randomly offered a subsidy to attend full-day preschool for one year. A second treatment group received cash transfers that were at least as large as the cost of the preschool subsidy provided, while a third group received both. Children who attended preschool prior to the pandemic have better anthropometric outcomes three years later. We do not find persistent effects on their learning outcomes. Effects of cash transfers on child development are similar to those of the preschool subsidy.Citation
Bjorvatn, Kjetil, Denise Ferris, Selim Gulesci, Arne Nasgowitz, Vincent Somville, and Lore Vandewalle. 2024. "Long-Term Effects of Preschool Subsidies and Cash Transfers on Child Development: Evidence from Uganda." AEA Papers and Proceedings, 114: 459–62. DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20241014Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- I21 Analysis of Education
- I28 Education: Government Policy
- I38 Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
- J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
- O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration