Calling all parents: leveraging behavioral insights to boost early childhood outcomes in the developing world

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	2026-02-27T14:14:46Z
dc.date.available	2026-02-27T14:14:46Z
dc.date.issued	2025	es
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12806/2796
dc.description	JEL No. I20, J24, O15	es
dc.format.extent	60 p.	es
dc.format.mimetype	text/plain	es
dc.language	eng	es
dc.relation.ispartof	NBER Working Paper n° 33338	es
dc.rights	Abierto	es
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	*
dc.title	Calling all parents: leveraging behavioral insights to boost early childhood outcomes in the developing world	es
dc.type	Reporte técnico	es
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.3386/w33338	es
dc.type.version	Aceptada	es
dc.description.abstractenglish	Early childhood in developing countries faces a greater prevalence of risk factors and limited resources, underscoring the need for effective, scalable support models. We develop and experimentally evaluate a multi-component approach to enhance family well-being over-the-phone. The program combines scalable outreaches including calls by a teleoperator, messages, a chatbot, and an AI tool. Targeted at highly vulnerable families with children aged 0 to 3 in Uruguay, the intervention promotes positive parenting practices at home, fosters language development, and provides personalized assistance to help families access government benefits. The intervention was implemented with 1,360 families eligible for support from the government agency Uruguay Crece Contigo over an eight-month period. We find that the program increases weekly frequency of parental engagement in stimulating activities and reduces parental stress. Treated families gain enhanced access to social benefits, including cash transfers and employment support programs.	es
dc.subject.keyword	Childhood	es
dc.subject.keyword	parents	es
dc.subject.keyword	phone	es
dc.subject.keyword	AI tool	es
dc.subject.keyword	vulnerable families	es
dc.subject.keyword	positive parenting practices	es

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