Working Papers
Titles in this Young Lives publications series listed in reverse series order. Click on the title of any Working Paper to go to a summary of that paper and to access a downloadable PDF version of the full text.
Trade Liberalisation and Child Welfare: Assessing the Impact of a Free Trade Agreement Between Peru and the USA, Javier Escobal and Carmen Ponce, Working Paper 36, 2007
The Quality of Parental Participation and Student Achievement in Peruvian Governmental Schools, Maria Balarin and Santiago Cueto, Working Paper 35, 2007
Livelihood Diversification in Rural Andhra Pradesh: Household asset portfolios and implications for poverty reduction, Shaik Galab, Bridget Fenn, Nicola Jones, D. Sree Rama Raju, Ian Wilson, N, Gopinath Reddy, Working Paper 34, 2006
Childhood Poverty, Basic Services and Cumulative Disadvantage: An International Comparative Analysis,
Minna Lyytikainen, Nicola Jones, Sharon Huttly, Tanya Abramsky, Working Paper 33, 2006
Exploring Linkages between Maternal Social Capital and Children's Nutritional Status in Andhra Pradesh,
Shaik Galab, Piush Antony, Ian Wilson, Nicola Jones, Anne McCoy, D. Sree Rama Raju, P. Prudhvikar Reddy, Working Paper 32, 2006
Maternal Social Capital and Child Wellbeing in Comparative Perspective, Trudy Harpham, Mary De Silva, Nicola Jones, Cathy Garlick, Working Paper 31, 2006
Maternal Social Capital and Child Health in Vietnam, Tran Tuan, Trudy Harpham, Mary J De Silva, Nguyen Thu Huong, Bill Tod, Pham Thi Lan, Tran Duc Thach, Savitri Abeyasekera, Working Paper 30, 2005
Extra Classes and Learning Outcomes of Eight-year-old Children in Vietnam, Tran Thu Ha, Tran Tuan, Trudy Harpham, Pham Thi Lan, Tran Duc Thach, Sharon Huttly, Anne McCoy, Working Paper 29, 2005
Social Capital and Education Outcomes in Urban and Rural Peru, Santiago Cueto, Gabriela Guerrero, Juan Leon, Mary De Silva, Sharon Huttly, Mary E Penny, Claudio F Lanata, Eliana Villar, Working paper 28, 2005
Child Learning in Andhra Pradesh: The interplay between school and home, S Galab, H Moestue, P Anthony, A McCoy, C Ravi, P Prudhvikar Reddy, Working Paper 27, 2005
Child Nutritional Status in Poor Ethiopian Households: The role of gender, assets and location, Alemu Mekonen, Bekele Tefera, Tassew Woldehanna, Nicola Jones, John Seager, Tekie Alemu, Getachew Asgedom, Working Paper 26, 2005
The Ethics of Research Reciprocity: Making children's voices heard in poverty reduction policy-making in Vietnam, Pham Thi Lan and Nicola Jones, Working Paper 25, 2005
Does Having a Newborn Child Affect Income Diversification Opportunities? Evidence from the Peruvian Young Lives Study, J Escobal, P Suárez, S Huttly. C F Lanata, M E Penny, E Villar, Working Paper 24, 2005
How Pro-poor is Ethiopia's Education Expansion? A benefit incident analysis of education since 1995/96, Tassew Woldehanna and Nicola Jones, Working Paper 23, 2006
Mainstreaming Children into National Poverty Strategies: A child-focused analysis of the Ethiopian Sustainable Development and Poverty Reduction Program (2002-05), Nicola Jones, Berhanu Gutema, Bekele Tefera, Tassew Woldehanna, Working Paper 22, 2005
Research, Policy Engagement and Practice: reflections on efforts to mainstream children into Ethiopia's second national poverty reduction strategy, Nicola Jones, Bekele Tefera and Tassew Woldehanna, Working Paper 21, 2005
Child Labour, Gender Inequality and Rural/Urban Disparities: how can Ethiopia's national development strategies be revised to address negative spill-over impacts on child education and well-being?, Tassew Woldehanna, Bekele Tefera, Nicola Jones, Alebel Bayrau, Working Paper 20, 2005
Tackling Child Malnutrition in Ethiopia: Do the Sustainable Development Poverty Reduction Programme's underlying policy assumptions reflect local realities?, Alemu Mekonnen, Nicola Jones and Bekele Tefera, Working Paper 19, 2005
Children's Educational Completion Rates and Achievement: Implications for Ethiopia's Second Poverty Reduction Strategy (2006-10), Tassew Woldehanna, Nicola Jones and Bekele Tefera, Working Paper 18, 2005
Reflections on Young Lives 2000 - 2005: Bridging research, policy analysis and advocacy to tackle childhood poverty, Nicola Jones, Working Paper 17, 2005
Reforms and children: Issues and Hypotheses Regarding the Impacts of reform Policies on the Welfare of Children in India, with special emphasis on Andhra Pradesh, Jos Mooij, Working Paper 16, 2005
Education Choices in Ethiopia: What determines whether poor households send their children to school?, Tassew Woldehanna, Alemu Mekonnen, Nicola Jones, Bekele Tefera, John Seager, Tekie Alemu, Getachew Asgedom, Working Paper 15, 2005
The Interaction of Public Assets, Private Assets and Community Characteristics and its Effect on Early Childhood Height-for-Age in Peru, Javier Escobal, Jaime Saavedra, Pablo Suárez, Sharon Huttly, Mary Penny, Claudio Lanata, Eliana Villar, Working Paper 14, 2005
Economic Shocks and Changes in School Attendance Levels and Education Expenditure in Peru, Javier Escobal, Jaime Saavedra and Pablo Suáre, Working Paper 13, 2005
Measuring Social Capital and Mental Health in Vietnam: A Validity Study, Tran Tuan, Trudy Harpham, Nguyen Thu Huong, Mary De Silva, Van Thi Thuy Huong, Tran Thap Long, Nguyen Thi Van Ha, Darin Dewitt, Working Paper 12, 2005
International Longitudinal Research on Childhood Poverty: Practical Guidelines and Lessons Learned from Young Lives, Kathy Attawell, Working Paper 11, 2004
Young Lives: A Case Study of Sample Design for Longitudinal Research, Ian Wilson and Sharon RA Huttly, Working Paper 10, 2004
Establishing Large Panel Studies in Developing Countries: The Importance of the ‘Young Lives’ Pilot Phase, John R Seager and Thea de Wet, Working Paper 9, 2003
Infant and Child Mortality in Andra Pradesh: Analysing Changes Over Time and Between States, Edoardo Masset and Howard White, Working Paper 8, 2003
Putting Childhood Poverty on the Agenda: The Relationship Between Research and Policy in Britain 1800-1950, Lucinda Platt, Working Paper 7, 2003
Child Poverty in Vietnam: Using Adult Equivalence Scales to Estimate Income-Poverty for Different Age Groups, Howard White and Edoardo Masset, Working Paper 6, 2002
Linking Public Issues with Private Troubles: Panel Studies in Developing Countries, Trudy Harpham, Sharon Huttly, Ian Wilson, Thea de Wet and Reducing Attrition in Panal Studies in Developing Countries, Zelee Hill, Working Paper 5, 2002
Measuring the Social Capital of Children, Trudy Harpham, Working Paper 4, 2002
Constructing the Poverty Profile: An Illustration of the Importance of Allowing for Household Size and Composition in the Case of Vietnam, Howard White and Edoardo Masset, Working Paper 3, 2002
Measuring Child Poverty and Health: A New International Study, Trudy Harpham, Working Paper 2, 2002
Comparative Perspectives on Child Poverty: A Review of Poverty Measures, Howard White, Jennifer Leavy and Andrew Masters, Working Paper 1, 2002
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