What drives parental investments in early childhood?: Experimental evidence from a video intervention in Rwanda

Patricia Justino, Marinella Leone, Pierfrancesco Rolla and Monique Abimpaye

No wp-2023-75, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: This paper investigates the causal impact of a randomized video intervention designed to study the determinants of parental time investments in early childhood among low-income parents. We designed and screened a video that provided information and conveyed persuasive messages about the importance of parental investments in early childhood. In a second video, we added a positive feedback message to parents about their accomplishments during their participation in an earlier parenting programme.

Keywords: Child development; parental investment; Subjective beliefs; Technology; Human capital; Rwanda; Parenting programme (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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