Estimating the Production Function for Human Capital: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Colombia
Estimating the Production Function for Human Capital: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Colombia
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DOI：
10.1257/aer.20150183
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发表时间：
2020-01-01
影响因子：
10.7
通讯作者：
Rubio-Codina, Marta
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作者：
Attanasio, Orazio;Cattan, Sarah;Rubio-Codina, Marta
我们研究了哥伦比亚的随机早期儿童干预措施在基线时使 12 至 24 个月的弱势儿童样本的认知和社会情感技能显着提高的渠道。我们估计父母对这些孩子的物质和时间投资的决定因素，并评估治疗对这些投资的影响。然后我们估计认知和社会情感技能的生产函数。该计划的效果可以通过父母投资的增加来解释，强调了早期养育干预的重要性。
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.