Estimating the Production Function for Human Capital: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Colombia

Orazio Attanasio, Sarah Cattan (), Emla Fitzsimons, Costas Meghir and Marta Rubio-Codina
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American Economic Review, 2020, vol. 110, issue 1, 48-85

Abstract: 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.

JEL-codes: I24 I28 J13 J24 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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