Preschool and Parental Response in a Second Best World : Evidence from a School Construction Experiment

Interventions targeting early childhood hold promise for reducing the intergenerational transmission of poverty. Results from a randomized evaluation of a preschool construction program in Cambodia suggest caution. Overall impacts on early childhood outcomes are small and insignificant. Impacts on c...

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Main Authors:	Bouguen, Adrien, Filmer, Deon, Macours, Karen, Naudeau, Sophie
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	University of Wisconsin Press 2022
Subjects:	PARIS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37066

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spelling	okr-10986-370662022-03-04T05:10:44Z Preschool and Parental Response in a Second Best World : Evidence from a School Construction Experiment Bouguen, Adrien Filmer, Deon Macours, Karen Naudeau, Sophie PARIS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES Interventions targeting early childhood hold promise for reducing the intergenerational transmission of poverty. Results from a randomized evaluation of a preschool construction program in Cambodia suggest caution. Overall impacts on early childhood outcomes are small and insignificant. Impacts on cognition are negative for the cohort with highest program exposure, with the largest negative effects among children of poorer and less educated parents. The results are explained by substitution from primary to preschool and differences in demand responses to preschools between more and less educated parents. Context, program specifics, and behavioral responses can hence lead to perverse effects of well-intentioned interventions. 2022-03-03T06:52:26Z 2022-03-03T06:52:26Z 2019-03-31 Journal Article Journal of Human Resources http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37066 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank University of Wisconsin Press Publications & Research :: Journal Article
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description	Interventions targeting early childhood hold promise for reducing the intergenerational transmission of poverty. Results from a randomized evaluation of a preschool construction program in Cambodia suggest caution. Overall impacts on early childhood outcomes are small and insignificant. Impacts on cognition are negative for the cohort with highest program exposure, with the largest negative effects among children of poorer and less educated parents. The results are explained by substitution from primary to preschool and differences in demand responses to preschools between more and less educated parents. Context, program specifics, and behavioral responses can hence lead to perverse effects of well-intentioned interventions.
format	Journal Article
author	Bouguen, Adrien Filmer, Deon Macours, Karen Naudeau, Sophie
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title	Preschool and Parental Response in a Second Best World : Evidence from a School Construction Experiment
title_short	Preschool and Parental Response in a Second Best World : Evidence from a School Construction Experiment
title_full	Preschool and Parental Response in a Second Best World : Evidence from a School Construction Experiment
title_fullStr	Preschool and Parental Response in a Second Best World : Evidence from a School Construction Experiment
title_full_unstemmed	Preschool and Parental Response in a Second Best World : Evidence from a School Construction Experiment
title_sort	preschool and parental response in a second best world : evidence from a school construction experiment
publisher	University of Wisconsin Press
publishDate	2022
url	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37066
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Preschool and Parental Response in a Second Best World : Evidence from a School Construction Experiment

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