In March 2024 our research team had the pleasure of presenting five papers at the Centre for the Study of African Economies Conference (CSAE). The papers, listed below, were presented over three days and used Young Lives’ data to investigate various topics, such as the effect of conflict on education and employment outcomes of youth in Ethiopia, and whether human capital influences the gender gap in earnings.

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From Drought to Distress: Unpacking the Mental Health Effects of Water Scarcity by Richard Freund

What If It Never Happened? Subjective Treatment Effects of a Negative Shock on Youth Labour Market Outcomes in Developing Countries by Richard Freund, Marcello Perez and Marta Favara

Does Human Capital Influence the Gender Gap in Earnings? Evidence from Four Developing Countries by Marcello Perez-Alvarez, Catherine Porter and Anvita Ramachandran

How Does Electrification Matter for Child Development? Evidence from Ethiopia by Celina Proffen

The effect of conflict on education and employment outcomes of youth in Ethiopia: Evidence from Young Lives Pre-pilot Survey by Tassew Woldehanna, Kefyalew Endale, Chanie Ejigu, Marta Favara and Sophie Von Russdorf und von Engelcken

All our Young Lives publications can be viewed on the Publications page of our website