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Early Childhood Education by Television: Lessons fromSesame Street

Author(s) -

Melissa S. Kearney,

Phillip B. Levine

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

american economic journal applied economics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 12.996

H-Index - 82

eISSN - 1945-7782

pISSN - 1945-7790

DOI - 10.1257/app.20170300

Subject(s) - exploit , educational attainment , census , variation (astronomy) , demographic economics , geography , point (geometry) , business , advertising , demography , economics , economic growth , sociology , computer science , population , physics , computer security , geometry , mathematics , astrophysics

We investigate whether preschool-age children exposed to Sesame Street when it aired in 1969 experienced improved educational and labor market outcomes. We exploit geographic variation in broadcast reception derived from technological factors, namely UHF versus VHF transmission. This variation is then related to census data on grade-for-age status, educational attainment, and labor market outcomes. The results indicate that Sesame Street improved school performance, particularly for boys. The point estimates for long-term educational and labor market outcomes are generally imprecise. (JEL I21, I26, J13, J24, L82)

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