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Evaluación de impacto del programa de acompañamiento familiar de Uruguay Crece Contigo

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  • Alejandra Marroig

    (Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y de Administración. Instituto de Economí­a)

  • Ivone Perazzo

    (Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y de Administración. Instituto de Economí­a)

  • Gonzalo Salas

    (Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y de Administración. Instituto de Economí­a)

  • Andrea Vigorito

    (Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y de Administración. Instituto de Economí­a)

Abstract

We present an experimental evaluation of Acompañamiento Familiar y Trabajo de Cercaní­a, the home visits component of the programme Uruguay Crece Contigo. We assess a wide set of outcomes related to child health and nutritional status, child development, access to social protection schemes and other household well-being outcomes. Our research is based on two surveys specially designed to carry out this evaluation. We find a significant improvement in the nutritional status of children and access to an in-kind transfer, Tarjeta Uruguay Social, in the form of a food card. At the same time, we also find an improvement in child development, specifically in the gross motor component of ASQ:SE. The potential channels explaining these results include home visits, access to resources, increased attendance to child care, changes in parenting styles as well as reduced maternal depression.

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  • Alejandra Marroig & Ivone Perazzo & Gonzalo Salas & Andrea Vigorito, 2017. "Evaluación de impacto del programa de acompañamiento familiar de Uruguay Crece Contigo," Documentos de Trabajo (working papers) 17-15, Instituto de Economía - IECON.
    • Handle: RePEc:ulr:wpaper:dt-15-17
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    1. Clarke, Damian & Cortés, Gustavo & Vergara, Diego, 2017. "Growing Together: Assessing Equity and Effciency in an Early-Life Health Program in Chile," Research Department working papers 1139, CAF Development Bank Of Latinamerica.

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    Keywords

    Experimental impact evaluation; home visits; child development; nutrition; Uruguay; Uruguay Crece Contigo;
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    JEL classification:

    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
    • I14 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Inequality
    • C93 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Field Experiments

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