Seong Hyeok Moon

TL;DR: It is found that disadvantaged children randomly assigned to treatment have significantly lower prevalence of risk factors for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases in their mid-30s, and the evidence is especially strong for males.

TL;DR: Estimated annual social rates of return generally fall between 7-10 percent, with most estimates substantially lower than those previously reported in the literature, but returns are generally statistically significantly different from zero for both males and females and are above the historical return on equity.

TL;DR: These tools for analyzing data from experiments as they are actually implemented are applied to analyze the influential HighScope Perry Preschool Program, a social experiment that provided preschool education and home visits to disadvantaged children during their preschool years.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed tools for analyzing data from social experiments as they are actually implemented, and applied these tools to analyze the influential HighScope Perry Preschool Program, a social experiment that provided preschool education and home visits to disadvantaged children during their preschool years.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors summarized their recent work on the rate of return and cost-benefit ratio of an influential early childhood program and summarized the impact of early childhood programs on early childhood development.