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Preschool and Parental Response in a Second Best World

Evidence from a School Construction Experiment

Adrien Bouguen, Deon Filmer, Karen Macours and Sophie Naudeau
Journal of Human Resources, March 2018, 53 (2) 474-512; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.53.2.1215-7581R1
Adrien Bouguen
Adrien Bouguen is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Mannheim. Deon Filmer is a lead economist at the World Bank. Karen Macours is an associate professor at the Paris School of Economics and researcher at INRA. Sophie Naudeau is a program leader at the World Bank.
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Adrien Bouguen is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Mannheim. Deon Filmer is a lead economist at the World Bank. Karen Macours is an associate professor at the Paris School of Economics and researcher at INRA. Sophie Naudeau is a program leader at the World Bank.
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Karen Macours
Adrien Bouguen is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Mannheim. Deon Filmer is a lead economist at the World Bank. Karen Macours is an associate professor at the Paris School of Economics and researcher at INRA. Sophie Naudeau is a program leader at the World Bank.
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Adrien Bouguen is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Mannheim. Deon Filmer is a lead economist at the World Bank. Karen Macours is an associate professor at the Paris School of Economics and researcher at INRA. Sophie Naudeau is a program leader at the World Bank.
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Abstract

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.

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  • I26
  • I28
  • Received December 2015.
  • Accepted December 2016.

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Adrien Bouguen, Deon Filmer, Karen Macours, Sophie Naudeau
Journal of Human Resources Mar 2018, 53 (2) 474-512; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.53.2.1215-7581R1

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Preschool and Parental Response in a Second Best World
Adrien Bouguen, Deon Filmer, Karen Macours, Sophie Naudeau
Journal of Human Resources Mar 2018, 53 (2) 474-512; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.53.2.1215-7581R1
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