Sebastian Galiani

This paper looks at evidence as to whether expanding preschool education provides work incentives for mothers.

In this paper, we contribute to the empirical case for universal pre-primary education.

We study the effect of pre-primary education on children's subsequent school outcomes.

We provide evidence on the impact of a large-scale construction of pre-primary school facilities in Argentina.

This paper looks at the effect of pre-primary education on children's subsequent school outcomes using data from Uruguay.

This paper studies the targeting of a healthcare-centre programme aimed at the poor that relies on household self-selection into the programme at the local level.

Although the theoretical case for universal pre-primary education is strong, the empirical foundation is weak. In this paper, we contribute to the empirical case by investigating the effect of a large expansion of universal pre-primary education on subsequent primary school performance in Argentina.

We provide evidence on the impact of a large construction of pre-primary school facilities in Argentina.