Preschool education and infant health of the next generation: evidence from an expansion of public child care provision

Juanita Bloomfield ()
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Juanita Bloomfield: Universidad de Montevideo

Empirical Economics, 2025, vol. 68, issue 4, No 14, 1973-2007

Abstract: Abstract This study estimates the impact of an expansion of public preschool education on health at birth of the next generation. The identification strategy uses a construction program of preschool facilities implemented in Uruguay by the mid-90s. I exploit variation across regions and over time in the number of facilities built. I find that extreme prematurity improves for first-born children of mothers that were exposed to the reform. When exploring potential mechanisms, I find suggestive evidence that exposed mothers have more preventive care during pregnancy and are more likely to live with the father of the child.

Keywords: Preschool education; Intergenerational effects; Child health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I12 I21 J13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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