A new study of the Abecedarian project by HCEO members Sylvi Kuperman, Frances Campbell, et al. from the Abecedarian project suggests that boosting children’s verbal skills is key to longer-term ECE program impacts.

New from @heckmanequation and Jin Zhou: a new model to study the microdynamics of early childhood learning. With this new approach they study the weekly evolution of skill development using detailed data from a successful home visiting program in China. https://t.co/CeiI3HUiAU

More evidence from @orladoyle_econ & Preparing for Life that the home visiting program has lasting benefits. At age 14, adolescents in the high-treatment group had better cognitive skills & working memory, fewer attention problems, & lower obesity risk.

Neighborhoods matter less to a child’s success than what his parents do, @HeckmanEquation & @EshaghniaSadegh argue, debunking the "ZIP code is destiny” idea. In reality, outcomes are due to attributes & actions of parents who self-sort into neighborhoods.

Very excited to be presenting our paper on the drivers of firearm ownership at the @nberpubs Economics of Crime sessions tomorrow 2 pm. Also live-streamed on YouTube https://t.co/eOYomOn4po. Full paper here:

Head Start improves life outcomes because it builds multiple skills, HCEO’s @heckmanequation and @AlisonBaulos tell Second Wave Michigan. Children develop motivation, patience, resilience -- traits for life success.

In a new working paper, HCEO member @ZhixiuYu7 and coauthor @AbdouNdiayeNYU model the dynamics of retirement and identify novel, welfare-enhancing retirement policy prescriptions.

HCEO members @M_De_Nardi and @Fang_Yang_Econ and colleagues estimate how much life factors -- health, marital status, wages, mortality, retirement, and bequest motives -- influence how much people work and save.

2/2 Blaming Chinese trade is "misdiagnosing the problem and pursuing the wrong solutions. Tariffs on Chinese goods might bring back a few factory jobs, but they will raise prices for everyone and hurt U.S. businesses that rely on imports,” Heckman and Fang write.

Claims that surging Chinese imports cost millions of manufacturing jobs overstate the economic harm, @heckmanequation and Hangming Fang write. The job loss was largely local and temporary; cheaper inputs and goods boosted employment and consumer welfare.

Innovation drives growth, and understanding who invents can help reduce inequality. This project from @ufukakcigit (@UChi_Economics) & @ngoldschlag links census data to 760K+ inventors with patents from 2000-2016 for new insights. Explore the interactive: https://t.co/6oGDBrXJx7

New paper out in @ScienceMagazine! Brain drain or brain gain? Effects of high-skilled international emigration on origin countries https://t.co/vh8XM13y1f

New piece in @MarketWatch from @venessawong and @AndrewKeshner on what's missing from the recent tax package. @SarahRittling highlights what can be done to fix it.

📣 SURE START FINAL REPORT OUT!! 🌟So proud to have been part of this journey! 🔟 years of hard work + rigorous analysis, & the evidence speaks clearly: #SureStart worked. 💷 SS returned £2 for every £1 spent. A milestone for #EarlyYears policy. 👉🏻

There already exists an excellent economics paper by Dubois, @ashdgandhi and @shoshievass on this (disastrous) economic policy. The equilibrium result will be only slightly lower prices in the US but much higher prices everywhere else.

Head Start is making a big difference nationwide! And we have the maps to prove it. 🗺️ This collection of clear, easy-to-navigate maps provide valuable insights into how the program supports young children, their families, and entire communities.

On @thedailyshow, HCEO member Matthew Desmond (@just_shelter) explains that SNAP is an investment in children that yields lifelong economic health benefits and generates an enormous return. https://t.co/486KZpYe66

I'm honored and delighted to join the German Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB) @bib_bund as a BiB Fellow. Looking forward to spending more time with my friends and research colleagues in Wiesbaden!

Actress & advocate #JenniferGarner believes in the power of Head Start! She joined the @TODAYshow to highlight the vital educational & social services Head Start provides to 800,000 children & their families across the country.📽️ Watch now:

Congratulations to our HCEO members who were named members of the National Academy of Sciences: > Parag A. Pathak (@prof_parag) of MIT; > David B. Grusky (@davidgrusky) of Stanford; and > Daniel S. Nagin of Carnegie Mellon University, Kudos to all!