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Reducing Parent–School Information Gaps and Improving Education Outcomes

Evidence from High-Frequency Text Messages

View ORCID ProfileSamuel Berlinski, View ORCID ProfileMatias Busso, View ORCID ProfileTaryn Dinkelman and View ORCID ProfileClaudia Martínez A.
Journal of Human Resources, July 2025, 60 (4) 1284-1322; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1121-11992R2
Samuel Berlinski
Samuel Berlinski is a Principal Economist at the Research Department of the Inter-American Development Bank and an IZA Research Fellow .
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Matias Busso is a Principal Economist at the Research Department of the Inter-American Development Bank .
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Taryn Dinkelman
Taryn Dinkelman is the Loughrey Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Notre Dame, a Faculty Research Associate at NBER, BREAD, CEPR, and IZA, and a J-PAL affiliated professor (corresponding author: ).
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Claudia Martínez A. is a Full Professor at the Department of Economics of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, a J-PAL affiliated professor, and Millennium Nucleus on Intergenerational Mobility: From Modelling to Policy (MOVI) [NCS2021072] .
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vol. 60 no. 4 1284-1322
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https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1121-11992R2
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
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  • Received November 1, 2021
  • Accepted September 1, 2022
  • Published online August 20, 2025.

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  1. Samuel Berlinski
  1. Samuel Berlinski is a Principal Economist at the Research Department of the Inter-American Development Bank and an IZA Research Fellow (samuelb{at}iadb.org).
  1. Matias Busso
  1. Matias Busso is a Principal Economist at the Research Department of the Inter-American Development Bank (mbusso{at}iadb.org).
  1. Taryn Dinkelman
  1. Taryn Dinkelman is the Loughrey Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Notre Dame, a Faculty Research Associate at NBER, BREAD, CEPR, and IZA, and a J-PAL affiliated professor (corresponding author: (tdinkelm{at}nd.edu)).
  1. Claudia Martínez A.
  1. Claudia Martínez A. is a Full Professor at the Department of Economics of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, a J-PAL affiliated professor, and Millennium Nucleus on Intergenerational Mobility: From Modelling to Policy (MOVI) [NCS2021072] (clmartineza{at}uc.cl).
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Samuel Berlinski, Matias Busso, Taryn Dinkelman, Claudia Martínez A.
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Samuel Berlinski, Matias Busso, Taryn Dinkelman, Claudia Martínez A.
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    • VII. Did the Text Messages Intervention Improve Parent–School Info Gaps and Change Parenting Behaviors?
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