Enhancing Human Capital in Children: A Case Study on Scaling
成果类型:
Article
署名作者:
Agostinelli, Francesco; Avitabile, Ciro; Bobba, Matteo
署名单位:
University of Pennsylvania; The World Bank; Universite de Toulouse; Universite Toulouse 1 Capitole; Toulouse School of Economics
刊物名称:
JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY
ISSN/ISSBN:
0022-3808
DOI:
10.1086/732886
发表日期:
2025
页码:
455-491
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摘要:
This paper provides novel insights into the science of scaling by examining an educational mentoring program in Mexico. The empirical analysis encompasses two independent field experiments and seizes a unique opportunity to learn from the government's implementation of the same intervention. While the program originally implemented at scale demonstrates limited effectiveness, the introduction of a new modality with enhanced mentor training significantly improves children's outcomes. Mentor-parent interactions are found to stimulate parental engagement at the community-school level. Our findings support the hypothesis that parents can play an important role in facilitating the scalability of educational programs.
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