Using technology and behavioral economics to promote development in the early years: The effect of an over-the-phone program

Bloomfield, Juanita; Balsa, Ana; Cid, Alejandro; Oreopoulos, Philip

dc.rights.license	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional	*
dc.contributor.author	Bloomfield, Juanita
dc.contributor.author	Balsa, Ana
dc.contributor.author	Cid, Alejandro
dc.contributor.author	Oreopoulos, Philip
dc.date.accessioned	2025-09-11T17:53:01Z
dc.date.available	2025-09-11T17:53:01Z
dc.date.issued	2024	es
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12806/2751
dc.format.mimetype	text/plain	es
dc.language	eng	es
dc.publisher	Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía	es
dc.rights	Abierto	es
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	*
dc.title	Using technology and behavioral economics to promote development in the early years: The effect of an over-the-phone program	es
dc.type	Reporte técnico	es
dc.type.version	Aceptada	es
dc.description.abstractenglish	Early childhood in developing countries -where risk factors are more prevalent and resources more limited- demand effective and scalable models. We design and experimentally evaluate a telephonic assistance and messaging program for highly vulnerable families with children aged 0 to 3. The intervention focuses on supporting positive parenting practices at home, fostering language development, and offering one-to-one assistance for taking up the government benefits that families are entitled to. The program was implemented in Uruguay with 1360 families that qualified to receive support from the government agency Uruguay Crece Contigo. Treated families receive weekly calls and text and audio messages three times a week for 8 months. We find that the program increases the weekly frequency of parental involvement in stimulating activities and reduces parental stress. In addition, treated families achieve greater access to social benefits and programs including cash transfers and labor market programs. Effects on parental stress are larger for families that received cash transfers during the intervention, and effects on parental stimulation are larger by families experiencing higher economic shocks at baseline.	es
dc.subject.keyword	Technology	es
dc.subject.keyword	Behavioral economics	es
dc.subject.keyword	Early childhood	es

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