Journal of Political Economy Vol. 132 No. 4 2024

Impacts of a Large-Scale Parenting Program: Experimental Evidence from Chile

Pedro Carneiro^1,2; Emanuela Galasso³; Italo López García; Paula Bedregal⁴; Miguel Cordero^5,6

¹ Institute for Fiscal Studies · ² University College London · ³ World Bank · ⁴ Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile · ⁵ Universidad del Desarrollo · ⁶ Universidad del Desarrollo del Estado de Puebla

Abstract

We present results from a large-scale experimental evaluation of a national parenting program in Chile. The program is low cost: it lasts only 6–8 weeks, and it is administered to groups of eight to 12 parents. It is implemented by the national health system, taking advantage of its existing physical infrastructure and human resources. We find that 3 years after the interventions ends, children whose parents are offered the opportunity to participate in this program increase their vocabulary and socioemotional development scores by 0.1 standard deviations, mirrored by similar improvements in caregiver’s parenting behaviors and beliefs.

DOI

10.1086/727288

Volume

132

Issue

4

Pages

1113-1161

Language

en

Sources

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