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Estimating The Production Function For Human Capital: Results From A Randomized Control Trial In Colombia, Orazio P. Attanasio, Sarah Cattan, Emla Fitzsimons, Costas Meghir, Marta Rubio-Codina
Estimating The Production Function For Human Capital: Results From A Randomized Control Trial In Colombia, Orazio P. Attanasio, Sarah Cattan, Emla Fitzsimons, Costas Meghir, Marta Rubio-Codina
Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers
We examine the channels through which a randomized early childhood intervention in Colombia led to significant gains in cognitive and socio-emotional skills among a sample of disadvantaged children aged 12 to 24 months at baseline. We estimate the determinants of material and time investments in these children and evaluate the impact of the treatment on such investments. We then estimate the production functions for cognitive and socio-emotional skills. The effects of the program can be explained by increases in parental investments, which have strong effects on outcomes and are complementary to both maternal skills and child’s baseline skills.
Estimating The Production Function For Human Capital: Results From A Randomized Control Trial In Colombia, Orazio P. Attanasio, Sarah Cattan, Emla Fitzsimons, Costas Meghir, Marta Rubio-Codina
Estimating The Production Function For Human Capital: Results From A Randomized Control Trial In Colombia, Orazio P. Attanasio, Sarah Cattan, Emla Fitzsimons, Costas Meghir, Marta Rubio-Codina
Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers
We examine the channels through which a randomized early childhood intervention in Colombia led to significant gains in cognitive and socio-emotional skills among a sample of disadvantaged children aged 12 to 24 months at baseline. We estimate the determinants of parents’ material and time investments in these children and evaluate the impact of the treatment on such investments. We then estimate the production functions for cognitive and socio-emotional skills. The effects of the program can be explained by increases in parental investments, emphasizing the importance of parenting interventions at an early age.
Estimating The Production Function For Human Capital: Results From A Randomized Control Trial In Colombia, Orazio P. Attanasio, Sarah Cattan, Emla Fitzsimons, Costas Meghir, Marta Rubio-Codina
Estimating The Production Function For Human Capital: Results From A Randomized Control Trial In Colombia, Orazio P. Attanasio, Sarah Cattan, Emla Fitzsimons, Costas Meghir, Marta Rubio-Codina
Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers
We examine the channels through which a randomized early childhood intervention in Colombia led to significant gains in cognitive and socio-emotional skills among a sample of disadvantaged children aged 12 to 24 months at baseline. We estimate the determinants of parents’ material and time investments in these children and evaluate the impact of the treatment on such investments. We then estimate the production functions for cognitive and socio-emotional skills. The effects of the program can be explained by increases in parental investments, emphasizing the importance of parenting interventions at an early age.
Estimating The Production Function For Human Capital: Results From A Randomized Control Trial In Colombia, Sarah Cattan, Emla Fitzsimons, Costas Meghir, Marta Rubio-Codina
Estimating The Production Function For Human Capital: Results From A Randomized Control Trial In Colombia, Sarah Cattan, Emla Fitzsimons, Costas Meghir, Marta Rubio-Codina
Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers
We examine the channels through which a randomized early childhood intervention in Colombia led to significant gains in cognitive and socio-emotional skills among a sample of disadvantaged children. We estimate production functions for cognitive and socio-emotional skills as a function of maternal skills and child’s past skills, as well as material and time investments that are treated as endogenous. The effects of the program can be fully explained by increases in parental investments, which have strong effects on outcomes and are complementary to both maternal skills and child’s past skills.