How do parenting courses affect families’ time use? Evidence from an RCT experiment in Italy

Journal title RIV Rassegna Italiana di Valutazione
Author/s Daniela Del Boca, Chiara Daniela Pronzato, Lucia Schiavon
Publishing Year 2022 Issue 2021/79
Language English Pages 21 P. 39-59 File size 289 KB
DOI 10.3280/RIV2021-079003
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Daniela Del Boca, Chiara Daniela Pronzato, Lucia Schiavon, How do parenting courses affect families’ time use? Evidence from an RCT experiment in Italy in "RIV Rassegna Italiana di Valutazione" 79/2021, pp 39-59, DOI: 10.3280/RIV2021-079003