The Early Childhood Development Replication Crisis, and How Wearable Technologies Could Help Overcome It

20 Pages Posted: 13 Sep 2022

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Guilherme Lichand

University of Zurich - Department of Economics

Onicio Leal Neto

University of Zurich - Department of Economics

John Phuka

Kamuzu University of Health Sciences

Roselyn Chipojola

Kamuzu University of Health Sciences

Beverly Laher

Kamuzu University of Health Sciences

Michelle Bosquet Enlow

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Anne Elizabeth Sidamon-Eristoff

Harvard University - Harvard Medical School

Kelsey Quigley

Harvard University - Harvard Medical School

Adriana Weisleder

Northwestern University

Casey Lew-Williams

Princeton University

Paola Garcia

Johns Hopkins University

Alexandra Carstensen

University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

Jessica Kosie

Princeton University

Asana Okocha

Princeton University

Daniel Robles

University of Alberta

Daniela Paolotti

ISI Foundation

Nicoló Tomaselli

University of Florence - Department of Economics and Management

Laura Ogando

University of Zurich

Ciro Cattuto

ISI Foundation

Pedro Manuel Carneiro

University College London - Department of Economics; IZA Institute of Labor Economics

Date Written: July 13, 2022

Abstract

Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs are currently understood as critical for children’s cognitive and socioemotional development, especially for those from disadvantaged backgrounds or most at risk for poor outcomes. Nevertheless, while the pioneering ECD programs evaluated in the literature have shown large and long-lasting impacts, replicating their successes has proven challenging in more recent years. We characterize this replication crisis and provide perspectives on how wearable technologies could help overcome it.

Suggested Citation

Lichand, Guilherme and Leal Neto, Onicio and Phuka, John and Chipojola, Roselyn and Laher, Beverly and Enlow, Michelle Bosquet and Sidamon-Eristoff, Anne Elizabeth and Quigley, Kelsey and Weisleder, Adriana and Lew-Williams, Casey and Garcia, Paola and Carstensen, Alexandra and Kosie, Jessica and Okocha, Asana and Robles, Daniel and Paolotti, Daniela and Tomaselli, Nicoló and Ogando, Laura and Cattuto, Ciro and Carneiro, Pedro Manuel, The Early Childhood Development Replication Crisis, and How Wearable Technologies Could Help Overcome It (July 13, 2022). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4162049 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4162049

Guilherme Lichand (Contact Author)

University of Zurich - Department of Economics ( email )

Zürich
Switzerland

Onicio Leal Neto

University of Zurich - Department of Economics ( email )

Zürich
Switzerland

John Phuka

Kamuzu University of Health Sciences

Malawi

Roselyn Chipojola

Kamuzu University of Health Sciences

Malawi

Beverly Laher

Kamuzu University of Health Sciences ( email )

Michelle Bosquet Enlow

affiliation not provided to SSRN ( email )

No Address Available

Anne Elizabeth Sidamon-Eristoff

Harvard University - Harvard Medical School

25 Shattuck St
Boston, MA 02115
United States

Kelsey Quigley

Harvard University - Harvard Medical School

25 Shattuck St
Boston, MA 02115
United States

Adriana Weisleder

Northwestern University

2001 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60208
United States

Casey Lew-Williams

Princeton University

United States

Paola Garcia

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD 20036-1984
United States

Alexandra Carstensen

University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

9500 Gilman Drive
Mail Code 0502
La Jolla, CA 92093-0112
United States

Jessica Kosie

Princeton University

United States

Asana Okocha

Princeton University

United States

Daniel Robles

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2R3
Canada

Daniela Paolotti

ISI Foundation

Nicoló Tomaselli

University of Florence - Department of Economics and Management ( email )

Via delle Pandette, 9
Firenze, Florence 50127
Italy

Laura Ogando

University of Zurich

Rämistrasse 71
Zürich, CH-8006
Switzerland

Ciro Cattuto

ISI Foundation ( email )

Turin
Italy

Pedro Manuel Carneiro

University College London - Department of Economics ( email )

Gower Street
London WC1E 6BT, WC1E 6BT
United Kingdom

IZA Institute of Labor Economics

P.O. Box 7240
Bonn, D-53072
Germany

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