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Juanita Bloomfield

Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Montevideo
Academia
Uruguay

About Juanita

Juanita Bloomfield is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Montevideo, Uruguay. She holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Amsterdam. Her main research interests relate to early childhood, family, and education. Her recent projects examine the effects of early childhood interventions on parental investment and well-being, child development and educational attainment, and the intergenerational transmission of poverty associated with poor health at birth.

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  • Parenthood & Caregiving

Technology meets face-to-face parenting workshops to create behaviour change

New evidence from Uruguay shows e-messages alone are not enough

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Paper

Calling All Parents: Leveraging Behavioral Insights to Boost Early Childhood Outcomes in the Developing World

Early childhood in developing countries faces a greater prevalence of risk factors and limited resources, underscoring the need for effective, scalable support models.

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