The social benefits and economic costs of taxation 15 Dec 06 - Report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives warns that Canada is falling behind a number of OECD nations in a wide range of social and economic areas.

Exploring the field of listening to and consulting young children 15 Dec 06 - Research by the Thomas Coram Research Unit for the British Government focuses on young children’s views and experiences of education and childcare.

Payment for childcare: What happens when the families get one, two or three children? 15 Dec 06 - Working paper from the Danish National Institute for Social Research examines average costs of having 1, 2 and 3 children attending child care in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Great Britain and Germany.

Taking preschool education seriously as an economic development program: Effects on jobs and earnings of state residents compared to traditional economic development programs 15 Dec 06 - Report from the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research (US) “concludes that universal preschool education would have sizable economic development benefits.”