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This repository contains the instructions and STATA code necessary to replicate the results presented in "Is early formal childcare an equalizer? How attending childcare and education centres affects children’s cognitive and socio-emotional skills in Germany" Ghirardi at al. (2022)

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Title: Is early formal childcare a potential equalizer? How attending childcare and education centres affects children’s cognitive and socio-emotional skills in Germany

Authors: Gaia Ghirardi, Tina Baier, Corinna Kleinert, Moris Triventi

Data

We draw on the new-born sample (SC1 - https://www.neps-data.de/Data-Center/Data-and-Documentation/Start-Cohort-Newborns/105157-NEPSSC1600) of the National Educational Panel Study (NEPS - https://https://www.neps-data.de/Mainpage/)

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Variable description (main analysis)

After running dofiles: 0_master, 1_preparation, 2_weights and 3_sample_standardization

Variable name: Description
ID_t Child's unique id
c_healthDD2 Child's health at wave 2
place_residence1 Place of residence
n_siblings1 Number of siblings at wave 1
n_siblings3 Number of siblings at wave 3
n_sib_d Change in number of siblings
single_parent1 Cohabitation family wave 1
single_parent2 Cohabitation family wave 2
single_parent3 Cohabitation family wave 2
benefit_ecec Benefit expectation Daycare: enrichment
att3 ECEC attendance
c_weight1 Child's weight at birth
c_migr_n1 Child's migration background
p_goals Parenting goals
sensori1_sd Cognitive-sensorimotor development
stratum Sample: stratification variable
psu Sample: Primary Sampling Unit (Point number)
weight_ipw_simple IPW weight for selection in the sample
weight_ipw_at IPW weight for controlling for attrition
weight_ipw_atW3 IPW weight for controlling selection in the sample (w3) , and for attrition
weight_ipw_atW45 IPW weight for controlling selection in the sample (w45) , and for attrition
weight_ipw_atW6 IPW weight for controlling selection in the sample (w6) , and for attrition
SDQ_ppb4_sd Peer problems: Standardized (w4)
SDQ_ppb6_sd Peer problems: Standardized (w6)
SDQ_pb4_sd Problems Behaviour: Standardized (w4)
SDQ_pb6_sd Prosocial behavior: Standardized (w6)
SDQ_h6_sd Hyperactivity: Standardized (w6)
SDQ_bp6_sd Behavioral problems: Standardized (w6)
voc6_sd Vocabulary: WLE Standardized (w6)
cat4_sd Categorization: WLE Standardized (w4)
math5_sd Mathematical: WLE Standardized (w5)
Data file to open Description
xDataset_models.dta Main dataset containing all variables described above

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This repository contains the instructions and STATA code necessary to replicate the results presented in "Is early formal childcare an equalizer? How attending childcare and education centres affects children’s cognitive and socio-emotional skills in Germany" Ghirardi at al. (2022)

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