Early Childhood Education

In an international comparison, extensive high-quality systems of early childhood education are related to reduced associations of students' achievement with their respective socioeconomic background. In general, moving educational investments into early childhood could increase both the equity and the efficiency of education systems in many countries.

Here you can find a short non-technical overview on this topic.

Research paper:

Education Policy and Equality of Opportunity (with G. Schütz and H.W. Ursprung). Kyklos 61 (2): 279-308, 2008

Contribution on the aspect of early vs. late educational investments:

Efficiency and Equity of European Education and Training Policies. International Tax and Public Finance 15 (2): 199-230, 2008

Material available only in German

Newspaper article:

Früh übt sich. Handelsblatt, 18.4.2008, p. K4

Contribution with various results on the effects of early childhood education:

Frühkindliche Bildung und spätere kognitive und nichtkognitive Fähigkeiten: Deutsche und internationale Evidenz (with M. Schlotter). Vierteljahreshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 79 (3): 99-118, 2010

Contribution on the aspect of early vs. late educational investments:

Die Bildungsfinanzierung in Deutschland im Licht der Lebenszyklusperspektive: Gerechtigkeit im Widerstreit mit Effizienz? Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft 11 (2): 214-233, 2008