The more we learn in preschool, the more money we make when we hit the job market. This is the conclusion reached by John Friedman, an economist at Harvard University. Specifically, Friedman says that children who acquire a lot of knowledge in their first years of schooling in kindergarten earn on average $ 1,000 more a year when they turn 27 than their peers. They are also more likely to have a home of their own at 28.
On the other hand, a Swedish study from the Institute for Labor Market Assessment and Educational Policies (IFAU) suggests that children who study in classes with a small number of students not only learn more but, when they reach adulthood , have better cognitive and non-cognitive skills, have more self-confidence and earn 3% higher wages than the average. "That the salaries of these children are higher indicates that those who study in small classes are more productive ", clarifies Björn Öckert, economist and co-author of the work.
