@article{publications49370,
           title = {Enhancing Human Capital in Children: A Case Study on Scaling},
          author = {Francesco Agostinelli and Ciro Avitabile and Matteo Bobba},
         address = {Amsterdam},
       publisher = {Elsevier},
            year = {2024},
         journal = {European Journal of Political Economy},
             url = {https://publications.ut-capitole.fr/id/eprint/49370/},
        abstract = {This paper provides novel insights into the science of scaling by examining an educa-tional mentoring program in Mexico. The empirical 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. Our findings support the hypothesis that parents can play an important role in facili-tating the scalability of educational programs.}
}