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Using Behavioral Insights to Increase Parental Engagement

The Parents and Children Together Intervention

Susan E. Mayer, Ariel Kalil, Philip Oreopoulos and Sebastian Gallegos
Journal of Human Resources, October 2019, 54 (4) 900-925; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.54.4.0617.8835R
Susan E. Mayer
Susan E. Mayer is a professor and dean emeritus at University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. Ariel Kalil is a professor at University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. Philip Oreopoulos is a professorof economics and public policy at University of Toronto. Sebastian Gallegos is an economist at the Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC.
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Susan E. Mayer is a professor and dean emeritus at University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. Ariel Kalil is a professor at University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. Philip Oreopoulos is a professorof economics and public policy at University of Toronto. Sebastian Gallegos is an economist at the Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC.
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Susan E. Mayer is a professor and dean emeritus at University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. Ariel Kalil is a professor at University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. Philip Oreopoulos is a professorof economics and public policy at University of Toronto. Sebastian Gallegos is an economist at the Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC.
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Susan E. Mayer is a professor and dean emeritus at University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. Ariel Kalil is a professor at University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. Philip Oreopoulos is a professorof economics and public policy at University of Toronto. Sebastian Gallegos is an economist at the Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC.
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vol. 54 no. 4 900-925
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https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.54.4.0617.8835R
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0022-166X
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  • Received June 1, 2017
  • Accepted January 1, 2018
  • Published online October 25, 2019.

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  1. Susan E. Mayer (smayer{at}uchicago.edu),
  2. Ariel Kalil,
  3. Philip Oreopoulos and
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  1. Susan E. Mayer is a professor and dean emeritus at University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. Ariel Kalil is a professor at University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. Philip Oreopoulos is a professorof economics and public policy at University of Toronto. Sebastian Gallegos is an economist at the Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC.
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