TY - JOUR T1 - Empowering Mothers and Enhancing Early Childhood Investment JF - Journal of Human Resources JO - J Hum Resour SP - 821 LP - 867 DO - 10.3368/jhr.57.3.0917-9083R2 VL - 57 IS - 3 AU - Victor Lavy AU - Giulia Lotti AU - Zizhong Yan Y1 - 2022/05/01 UR - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/57/3/821.abstract N2 - Empowering women and enhancing children’s early development are two important goals often pursued via independent policy initiatives. In this work we study a unique approach that targets both at the same time. AVSI, an Italian NGO, provides family advisor-guided parent training sessions in a poor neighborhood of Quito, Ecuador. We find that the program empowered women in various dimensions, including higher likelihood of employment in the formal sector and wages. Treated mothers have a greater role in intrahousehold decisions, especially on children’s education and discipline, and increased parental inputs into their children’s development. Treated children improve their cognitive and noncognitive skills. ER -