The Economics of Scaling Early Childhood Programs: Lessons from The Chicago School

John A List

doi:10.1086/739436

The Economics of Scaling Early Childhood Programs

Lessons from The Chicago School

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ID	10175693
Authors	John A List (0000-0002-1740-3848, University of Chicago, National Bureau of Economic Research, and Australian National University, corresponding author)
Year	2025
Pages	000-000
Publication date	2025-11-06
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Open Access	No
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	Journal of Political Economy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 0022-3808 • E-ISSN: 1537-534X
Publisher	University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI	10.1086/739436
OpenAlex	W4415971136
Language	EN
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