The Effect of the Kangaroo Mother Care Program (KMC) on Wages: A structural Model

Darwin Cortés, Orazio Attanassio, Juan Gallego (), Darío Maldonado, Paul Rodriguez Lesmes, Nathalie Charpak, Rejean Tessier, Juan Gabriel Ruiz, Tiberio Hernández and Felipe Uriza

No 915, Research Department working papers from CAF Development Bank Of Latinamerica

Abstract: In this paper we analyze the relationship between skills and some outcomes later in life for a population of premature children. Pretreatment skills and characteristics are good predictors of childhood and adulthood skills and outcomes. Income per capita and parents education at birth are positively correlated with home environment at 6 and 12 months of corrected age. Moreover, parents education and the proportion of workers at home are correlated with the number of preschool years attended by children. Interestingly, health indicators taken during the first year of life are critical factors for decision to enroll into a university, to obtain better results in math scores and earn larger wages.

Keywords: Educación; Economía; Niñez; Familia; Mujer (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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