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This presentation was given by Christine Farquharson at the 2017 Royal Economic Society Conference on 10 April 2017.
The results of the breakfast club evaluation featured in this work were updated in December 2019. See the revised report here.
Authors
Research Fellow University College London
Claire is a Research Fellow at IFS, working on the determinants and consequences of participation in childcare and education for parents and children.
Research Fellow University of Bristol
Ellen, who was a Senior Research Economist at IFS and is now a Research Fellow, is a Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute.
Associate Director
Christine's research examines inequalities in children's education and health, especially in the early education and childcare sector.
Presentation details
- DOI
- 10.1920/ps.ifs.2024.1208
- Publisher
- IFS
Suggested citation
C, Crawford and C, Farquharson and E, Greaves. (2017). 'The causal impact of school breakfast clubs on academic attainment' [Presentation]. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/causal-impact-school-breakfast-clubs-academic-attainment (accessed: 7 November 2024).
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