| By: |
Orazio Attanasio (Institute for Fiscal Studies and University College London);
Sarah Cattan (Institute for Fiscal Studies);
Emla Fitzsimons (Institute for Fiscal Studies and Institute of Education, University of London);
Costas Meghir (Institute for Fiscal Studies and Yale University);
Marta Rubio Codina (Institute for Fiscal Studies and Institute for Fiscal Studies) |
| Abstract: |
We examine the channels through which a randomized early childhood
intervention in Colombia led to signi cant 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 e ffects of the program can be explained by
increases in parental investments, which have strong e ffects on outcomes and
are complementary to both maternal skills and child's baseline skills. |
| Date: |
2017–04–27 |
| URL: |
http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ifs:ifsewp:17/06&r=lam |