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Impact Evaluation of Parental Education Campaign on Child Development in Nepal

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  • Florence Arestoff

    (Universit´e Paris-Dauphine, Universit´e PSL, LEDa, CNRS, IRD, [DIAL], 75016 Paris, France)

  • Olivia Bertelli

    (Universit´e Paris-Dauphine, Universit´e PSL, LEDa, CNRS, IRD, [DIAL], 75016 Paris, France)

  • Elodie Djemai

    (Universit´e Paris-Dauphine, Universit´e PSL, LEDa, CNRS, IRD, [DIAL], 75016 Paris, France)

  • Dirgha Ghimire

    (University of Michigan, US; ISER-N, Nepal)

  • Uttam Sharma

    (Institute for Social and Environmental Research, Nepal (ISER-N), Nepal)

Abstract

This study assesses the impacts of a parental education community training on child development in Nepal. Relying on a sample of approximately 1,000 households, we randomly vary the access to the intervention. A few months after the end of the intervention, children in the treatment group exhibit significantly higher scores on early childhood development indicators—both overall and across linguistic, motor, and cognitive domains. In turn, the intervention has no sizable effects on anthropometric outcomes. Mechanism analysis reveals that the program improves parental knowledge about child development and enhances the quality of parent-child interactions.

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  • Florence Arestoff & Olivia Bertelli & Elodie Djemai & Dirgha Ghimire & Uttam Sharma, 2025. "Impact Evaluation of Parental Education Campaign on Child Development in Nepal," Working Papers DT/2025/07, DIAL (Développement, Institutions et Mondialisation).
    • Handle: RePEc:dia:wpaper:dt202507
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    • I26 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Returns to Education
    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • O22 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Project Analysis
    • O53 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Asia including Middle East

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