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Rodrigo Pinto
Researcher at University of Chicago
Publications - 44
Citations - 4979
Rodrigo Pinto is an academic researcher from University of Chicago. The author has contributed to research in topics: Early childhood & Rate of return. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 44 publications receiving 4201 citations. Previous affiliations of Rodrigo Pinto include University of Chile & University of California, Los Angeles.
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Understanding the Mechanisms through Which an Influential Early Childhood Program Boosted Adult Outcomes
TL;DR: The authors used longitudinal data on cognitive and personality traits from an experimental evaluation of the influential Perry Preschool program to analyze the channels through which the program boosted both male and female participant outcomes.
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Early childhood investments substantially boost adult health
Frances A. Campbell,Gabriella Conti,James J. Heckman,James J. Heckman,James J. Heckman,Seong Hyeok Moon,Rodrigo Pinto,Elizabeth P. Pungello,Yi Pan +8 more
TL;DR: It is found that disadvantaged children randomly assigned to treatment have significantly lower prevalence of risk factors for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases in their mid-30s, and the evidence is especially strong for males.
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The Rate of Return to the High/Scope Perry Preschool Program.
TL;DR: Estimated annual social rates of return generally fall between 7-10 percent, with most estimates substantially lower than those previously reported in the literature, but returns are generally statistically significantly different from zero for both males and females and are above the historical return on equity.
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Labor Market Returns to an Early Childhood Stimulation Intervention in Jamaica
Paul Gertler,Paul Gertler,James J. Heckman,Rodrigo Pinto,Arianna Zanolini,Christel M. J. Vermeersch,Susan P. Walker,Susan M. Chang,Sally Grantham-McGregor +8 more
TL;DR: The authors reinterviewed 105 out of 129 study participants 20 years later and found that the intervention increased earnings by 25%, enough for them to catch up to the earnings of a nonstunted comparison group identified at baseline.
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Analyzing Social Experiments as Implemented: A Reexamination of the Evidence from the Highscope Perry Preschool Program
TL;DR: These tools for analyzing data from experiments as they are actually implemented are applied to analyze the influential HighScope Perry Preschool Program, a social experiment that provided preschool education and home visits to disadvantaged children during their preschool years.