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Early Parenting Interventions to Foster Human Capital in Developing Countries

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  • Dorien Emmers

    (Stanford Center on China's Economy and Institutions, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA)

  • Juan Carlos Caro

    (Department of Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences, University of Luxembourg, Belval, Luxembourg)

  • Scott Rozelle

    (Stanford Center on China's Economy and Institutions, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA)

  • Sean Sylvia

    (Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA)

Abstract

One out of every three children under age 5 in developing countries lives in conditions that impede human capital development. In this study, we survey the literature on parenting training programs implemented before age 5, with the aim to increase parental investment in human capital accumulation in developing countries. Our review focuses on the implementation and effectiveness of parenting training programs (i.e., training in child psychosocial stimulation and/or training about nutrition). We emphasize the mechanisms that drive treatment-induced change in human capital outcomes and identify the demand- and supply-side behaviors that affect efficacy and effectiveness. Although the literature includes evidence on program features that are associated with successful interventions, further evidence on the dynamics of human capital formation, documentation of medium- to long-term persistence of treatment impacts, and research on the implementation and evaluation of programs at scale are needed to delineate a scalable and inclusive program that provides long-term treatment impacts.

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  • Dorien Emmers & Juan Carlos Caro & Scott Rozelle & Sean Sylvia, 2022. "Early Parenting Interventions to Foster Human Capital in Developing Countries," Annual Review of Resource Economics, Annual Reviews, vol. 14(1), pages 169-192, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:anr:reseco:v:14:y:2022:p:169-192
    DOI: 10.1146/annurev-resource-111220-010215
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    Keywords

    developing countries; early child development; human capital; parental investment; parenting training; randomized interventions;
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    JEL classification:

    • I15 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Economic Development
    • I25 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Economic Development
    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration

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