Parents-only nudges marginally significantly increased child-reported child labor (d = 0.113), contrary to intervention goals¶
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q3 i0 In the parent-only treatment arm, children reported a marginally statistically significant increase in child labor (d = 0.113, p = 0.091), concentrated in domestic and construction work rather than cocoa farming. → Sharon Wolf and Guilherme Lichand 2023
Evidence¶
Sharon Wolf and Guilherme Lichand 2023¶
Sharon Wolf and Guilherme Lichand. (2023). Nudging parents and teachers to improve learning and reduce child labor in Cote d'Ivoire. npj Science of Learning 8:37. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-023-00180-z
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Child-reported index of four labor activities over the past month, from the same school-randomized trial (2246 observations). Authors report "a marginally statistically signi ficant increase in child labor"; increases appeared in domestic and construction work, not cocoa farming.
"Results show that in the parent-only treatment, children report a marginally statistically signi ficant increase in child labor ( d = 0.113, p = 0.091). There were no impacts of the other two treatment arms on child-reported child labor"
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Related Claims¶
- Parents-only SMS/audio nudges produced statistically non-significant learning gains of d = 0.081 in rural Cote d'Ivoire — related
- An SMS-based nudge intervention in Cote d'Ivoire did not reduce child labor or raise learning overall, but raised learning and domestic work among children starting with low learning levels — a broader claim this one bears on
- Teacher-only and combined parent-teacher nudges showed no statistically significant impacts on learning; point estimates were small and negative for the learning summary and literacy, and near zero for numeracy — related
- Teacher-targeted nudges showed significant negative interactions with child sex, with negative learning impacts for girls — related
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Parents-only nudges marginally significantly increased child-reported child labor (d = 0.113), contrary to intervention goals |
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Parents-only nudges marginally significantly increased child-reported child labor (d = 0.113), contrary to intervention goals |
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