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This paper describes a policy experiment implemented in Costa Rica to increase learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. The experiment provided parents of preschool students with text messages to support their children's learning at home. After 15 weeks of intervention, the cognitive skills of...
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mechanisms on education. The two-year pilot program randomly distributed cash transfers that were either conditional (CCT) or …
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the child, yet less so by sex and birth order. Homogamous couples where both partners share high levels of education are … of education. Relationships are stronger in countries characterized by higher GDP per capita, Human Development Index …, and female education, yet also in countries with higher income and gender inequalities. Besides stressing the importance …
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a randomized experiment evaluating the effects of a home-based parenting program delivered by cadres in China's Family … infant skill development after six months and that increased investments by caregivers alongside improvements in parenting …
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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...
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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...
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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
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