Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/325095 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 18037
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We estimate the causal impacts of universal preschool by leveraging a quasi-experimental design based on Israel's implementation of free public preschool for children ages 3 and 4 beginning in September 1999. We focus on the Arab population, who were the main beneficiaries of the first phase of the Law's implementation. Using a difference-in-differences research design, we find that universal preschool enhanced individuals' academic performance from elementary school through high school, improved the learning environment, and increased postsecondary enrollment. Additional benefits include reduced juvenile delinquency among males and decreased early marriage among females.
Subjects: 
education
early childhood
preschool
minorities
JEL: 
I24
I25
J20
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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