Orazio Attanasio discusses an early childhood intervention in Colombia

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Around 50% of families saw changes in labour market status during the COVID-19 pandemic. This impacted the emotional development of their children.

1 August 2023

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"We know that poor children grow up with poor life chances. We know how to ameliorate that. The choice is ours." Paul Johnson writes for the Times.

15 April 2024

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"There are concrete steps, such as reforming the Apprenticeship Levy, that the government should take to improve the existing skills system."

12 October 2023

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We study the medium-run effect of Sure Start on academic outcomes, finding large benefits, particularly for children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

9 April 2024

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New research from IFS finds that Sure Start generated big improvements in the educational performance of children from low-income backgrounds.

9 April 2024

press release

This report examines the major challenges for education in Wales, including low outcomes across a range of measures and high levels of inequality.

21 March 2024

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We find that time investments, educational investments, and assortative matching have a greater impact on generating inequality than cash transfers.

28 February 2023

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This study investigates the effects of speed competition in classrooms on young pupils' learning outcomes.

16 February 2023

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How should dynamic considerations affect the design of in-work transfers?

1 February 2023