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Fathers matter: intra-household responsibilities and children's wellbeing during the COVID-19 lockdown in Italy
Mangiavacchi, Lucia; Piccoli, Luca; Pieroni, Luca - 2020
The lockdown declared during the Spring 2020 because of the COVID-19 outbreak caused a reallocation of market and household work. A the same time school closures in many countries impacted on children's lives and their learning process. In Italy, schools and nurseries have been closed during...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012255705
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Paternal childcare and parental leave policies : evidence from industrialized countries
Boll, Christina; Leppin, Julian; Reich, Nora - In: Review of Economics of the Household 12 (2014) 1, pp. 129-158
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Promoting early childhood development through combining cash transfers and parenting programs
Arriagada, Ana M.; Perry, Jonathan; Rawlings, Laura; … - 2018
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012002608
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Parental beliefs, investments, and child development : evidence from a large-scale experiment
Carneiro, Pedro; Galasso, Emanuela; Lopez Garcia, Italo; … - 2019
This paper experimentally evaluates a large-scale and low-cost parenting program targeting poor families in Chile … eight weekly group parenting sessions, and a third group that was offered the same eight group sessions plus two sessions of … improvements in home environments and parenting behaviors of comparable magnitudes, which far outlasted the short duration of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012007958
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Child discipline and social programs : evidence from Colombia
Lopez-Avila, Diana - 2016
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Maternal depression, women's empowerment, and parental investment : evidence from a large randomized control trial
Baranov, Victoria; Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Biroli, Pietro; … - 2017
We evaluate the long-term impact of treating maternal depression on women’s financial empowerment and parenting …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011770420
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Parental investment, school choice, and the persistent benefits of intervention in early childhood
Wang, Lei; Qian, Yiwei; Warrinnier, Nele; Attanasio, … - 2021
We present evidence from a randomized experiment testing the impacts of a six-month early childhood home-visiting program on child outcomes at school entry. Two and a half years after completion of the program, we find persistent effects on child working memory - a key skill of executive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012794274
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Estimating the immediate impact of the COVID-19 shock on parental attachment to the labor market and the double bind of mothers
Heggeness, Misty L. - In: Review of Economics of the Household 18 (2020) 4, pp. 1053-1078
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012392440
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Boosting the benefits of cash transfer programs during the early years : a case study review of accompanying measures
Rawlings, Laura; Trias, Julieta; Willenborg, Emma - 2019
-focused accompanying measures in nutrition and parenting from 19 cash transfer programs. It covers both family-focused cash transfer … inform choices and parenting practices. As context for the operational case study approach, the note includes a theory of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012320924
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Parental investment, school choice, and the persistent benefits of intervention in early childhood
Wang, Lei; Qian, Yiwei; Warrinnier, Nele; Attanasio, … - 2021
We present evidence from a randomized experiment testing the impacts of a six-month early childhood home-visiting program on child outcomes at school entry. Two and a half years after completion of the program, we find persistent effects on child working memory - a key skill of executive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012670379