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Do More Public Sector School Resources Increase Learning Outcomes?

This paper measures the impact on the first cohort of beneficiaries of Peru's Jornada Escolar Completa (JEC) reform, which lengthened the school day and invested in pedagogy, staffing and infrastructure.

Do More Public Sector School Resources Increase Learning Outcomes?

This paper measures the impact on the first cohort of beneficiaries of Peru's Jornada Escolar Completa (JEC) reform, which lengthened the school day and invested in pedagogy, staffing and infrastructure.

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DFAT Social Inclusion Podcast: Supporting Adolescent Girls Through Social Protection: a Turning Point for Inclusion
DFAT Social Inclusion Podcast: Supporting Adolescent Girls Through Social Protection: a Turning Point for Inclusion

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Economic inequalities in adolescents’ internalising symptoms: longitudinal evidence from eight countries

Research, mainly conducted in Europe and North America, has shown an inequitable burden of internalising mental health problems among adolescents from poorer households. Using data from the Young Lives longitudinal study in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam, as well as data from longitudinal studies in Australia, Mexico, South Africa and the UK, this report investigates whether these mental health inequalities differ across a diverse range of countries and multiple measures of economic circumstances.

Economic inequalities in adolescents’ internalising symptoms: longitudinal evidence from eight countries

Research, mainly conducted in Europe and North America, has shown an inequitable burden of internalising mental health problems among adolescents from poorer households. Using data from the Young Lives longitudinal study in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam, as well as data from longitudinal studies in Australia, Mexico, South Africa and the UK, this report investigates whether these mental health inequalities differ across a diverse range of countries and multiple measures of economic circumstances.

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Adolescents’ Relationships With Their Parents and Peers as Mediators Between Economic Circumstances and Emotional Symptoms: A Multi-country Longitudinal Analysis

Using data from Young Lives in Peru, Ethiopia and Vietnam, this report investigates whether adolescents' relationships with their parents and peers mediate the association between their economic circumstances and emotional symptoms.

Adolescents’ Relationships With Their Parents and Peers as Mediators Between Economic Circumstances and Emotional Symptoms: A Multi-country Longitudinal Analysis

Using data from Young Lives in Peru, Ethiopia and Vietnam, this report investigates whether adolescents' relationships with their parents and peers mediate the association between their economic circumstances and emotional symptoms.

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Factors Associated with Mental Health among Young Adults: Cross-Country Longitudinal Evidence from Ethiopia, India, and Peru

Using data from over two decades of Young Lives research in Peru, India and Ethiopia, this paper shows that risk and protective factors accumulate over the life course.

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Factors Associated with Mental Health among Young Adults: Cross-Country Longitudinal Evidence from Ethiopia, India, and Peru

Using data from over two decades of Young Lives research in Peru, India and Ethiopia, this paper shows that risk and protective factors accumulate over the life course.

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25 Years. Four Countries. One Powerful Evidence-base: Read Young Lives' Legacy Reports
25 Years. Four Countries. One Powerful Evidence-base: Read Young Lives' Legacy Reports

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Young Lives Two Decades of Findings and Future Research Opportunities: Employment

This report presents the key findings emerging from over 20 years of Young Lives’ quantitative and qualitative data and research on employment, with a strong focus on women’s economic empowerment. It also highlights Young Lives’ significant contribution to related policy debates, showcases impact case studies, presents the latest trends based on preliminary analysis of Round 7 data and sets out unique opportunities for future research.

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Young Lives Two Decades of Findings and Future Research Opportunities: Employment

This report presents the key findings emerging from over 20 years of Young Lives’ quantitative and qualitative data and research on employment, with a strong focus on women’s economic empowerment. It also highlights Young Lives’ significant contribution to related policy debates, showcases impact case studies, presents the latest trends based on preliminary analysis of Round 7 data and sets out unique opportunities for future research.

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Young Lives Two Decades of Findings and Future Research Opportunities: Family Lives

This report presents key findings from over 20 years of Young Lives’ quantitative and qualitative data and research on experiences of family lives, and how gender inequalities have an impact on life outcomes for young people and their families. It also highlights the study’s significant contribution to related policy debates, showcases impact case studies, presents the latest trends based on preliminary analysis of Round 7 data and sets out unique opportunities for future research.

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Young Lives Two Decades of Findings and Future Research Opportunities: Family Lives

This report presents key findings from over 20 years of Young Lives’ quantitative and qualitative data and research on experiences of family lives, and how gender inequalities have an impact on life outcomes for young people and their families. It also highlights the study’s significant contribution to related policy debates, showcases impact case studies, presents the latest trends based on preliminary analysis of Round 7 data and sets out unique opportunities for future research.

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Young Lives Two Decades of Findings and Future Research Opportunities: Health and Well-being

This report presents key findings from over 20 years of quantitative and qualitative research by Young Lives on nutrition, health and well-being, exploring how widening inequalities – exacerbated by shocks and crises – affect the resilience of vulnerable young people and threaten to reverse recent gains in health and well-being, with consequences extending to the next generation. 

Young Lives Two Decades of Findings and Future Research Opportunities: Health and Well-being

This report presents key findings from over 20 years of quantitative and qualitative research by Young Lives on nutrition, health and well-being, exploring how widening inequalities – exacerbated by shocks and crises – affect the resilience of vulnerable young people and threaten to reverse recent gains in health and well-being, with consequences extending to the next generation. 

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Young Lives Two Decades of Findings and Future Research Opportunities: Education and Skills

This report presents key findings from over 20 years of quantitative and qualitative research by Young Lives on schooling, cognitive skills, socio-emotional skills and the transition to higher education. It also highlights Young Lives’ significant contributions to education policy debates, showcases impact case studies, presents the latest trends in education and skills based on preliminary analysis of Round 7 data and sets out unique opportunities for future research.

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Young Lives Two Decades of Findings and Future Research Opportunities: Education and Skills

This report presents key findings from over 20 years of quantitative and qualitative research by Young Lives on schooling, cognitive skills, socio-emotional skills and the transition to higher education. It also highlights Young Lives’ significant contributions to education policy debates, showcases impact case studies, presents the latest trends in education and skills based on preliminary analysis of Round 7 data and sets out unique opportunities for future research.

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