Abstract
This paper provides novel insights into the science of scaling by examining an edu-cational mentoring program in Mexico. The analysis encompasses two independent field experiments, and seizes a unique opportunity to learn from the government’s implementation of the same intervention. While the program originally implemented at scale demonstrates limited effectiveness, the introduction of a new modality with enhanced mentor training significantly improves children’s outcomes. Mentor-parent interactions are found to stimulate parental engagement at the community-school level, which emerges as a critical factor for the scalability of the program. Our findings offer compelling evidence on the socially determined drivers of education interventions at scale.
Keywords
Children’s Skills; Parental Investment and Community Engagement; Sci-ence of Scaling;
JEL codes
- C90: General
- C93: Field Experiments
- D02: Institutions: Design, Formation, and Operations
- I3: Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty
- J1: Demographic Economics
Replaced by
Francesco Agostinelli, Ciro Avitabile, and Matteo Bobba, “Enhancing Human Capital in Children: A Case Study on Scaling”, Journal of Political Economy, 2024, forthcoming.
Reference
Francesco Agostinelli, Ciro Avitabile, and Matteo Bobba, “Enhancing Human Capital in Children: A Case Study on Scaling”, TSE Working Paper, n. 21-1196, March 2021, revised October 2023.
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Published in
TSE Working Paper, n. 21-1196, March 2021, revised October 2023