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

被引：122

作者：

Attanasio, Orazio ^{[1
,2
]}

Cattan, Sarah ^{[3
,4
]}

Fitzsimons, Emla ^{[3
,5
]}

Meghir, Costas ^{[3
,6
,7
]}

Rubio-Codina, Marta ^{[8
]}

机构：

[1] Yale Univ, Dept Econ, Inst Fiscal Studies, FAIR, New Haven, CT 06520 USA

[2] NBER, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

[3] Inst Fiscal Studies, London, England

[4] IZA, Bonn, Germany

[5] UCL Inst Educ, London, England

[6] Yale Univ, Dept Econ, New Haven, CT 06520 USA

[7] NBER, IZA, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

[8] Interamer Dev Bank, Washington, DC USA

来源：

AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW | 2020年 / 110卷 / 01期

基金：

英国经济与社会研究理事会; 欧洲研究理事会;

关键词：

CHILD-DEVELOPMENT; NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTATION; PSYCHOSOCIAL STIMULATION; PROGRAM; INTERVENTION; TECHNOLOGY; EDUCATION; RETURNS; CHOICES; MEXICO;

D O I：

10.1257/aer.20150183

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

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.

引用

页码：48 / 85

页数：38

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