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Growth in Middle Childhood and Early Adolescence, and Its Association with Cognitive and Non-cognitive Skills at the Age of 15 Years

This paper uses longitudinal data gathered at the ages of 8, 12 and 15 years for nearly 1,000 children born in 1994–95 in Vietnam to investigate their growth between survey rounds and the links between the growth velocities and children’s achievement in certain skills. We find that gender and the timing of puberty are the most important determinants of growth velocities. The growth velocities in the periods from 8 to 12 years and from 8 to 15 years of age are statistically significantly associated with cognitive achievement, but not with psychosocial competency.

Growth in Middle Childhood and Early Adolescence, and Its Association with Cognitive and Non-cognitive Skills at the Age of 15 Years

This paper uses longitudinal data gathered at the ages of 8, 12 and 15 years for nearly 1,000 children born in 1994–95 in Vietnam to investigate their growth between survey rounds and the links between the growth velocities and children’s achievement in certain skills. We find that gender and the timing of puberty are the most important determinants of growth velocities. The growth velocities in the periods from 8 to 12 years and from 8 to 15 years of age are statistically significantly associated with cognitive achievement, but not with psychosocial competency.

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Building Strong Foundations for Later Livelihoods by Addressing Child Poverty

Improving children's life chances is central to development in low- and middle-income countries. Half the population of sub-Saharan Africa are aged 18 or younger, and young people comprise nearly half of all people living in extreme poverty worldwide. Poverty undermines not only children's rights to life, survival, and development, as enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, but also the skills and capabilities that fast-changing economies need for future growth.

Building Strong Foundations for Later Livelihoods by Addressing Child Poverty

Improving children's life chances is central to development in low- and middle-income countries. Half the population of sub-Saharan Africa are aged 18 or younger, and young people comprise nearly half of all people living in extreme poverty worldwide. Poverty undermines not only children's rights to life, survival, and development, as enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, but also the skills and capabilities that fast-changing economies need for future growth.

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Economic Shocks and Children's Drop-out from Primary School

This paper investigates the impact of idiosyncratic and covariate economic shocks, on the likelihood of children dropping out of primary school. In this endeavour, an Accelerated Failure Time Hazard model was estimated using data from the Young Lives study of childhood poverty. The estimated results indicate that both idiosyncratic shocks and covariate shocks have a statistically significant effect on the risk of children dropping out of primary school.

Economic Shocks and Children's Drop-out from Primary School

This paper investigates the impact of idiosyncratic and covariate economic shocks, on the likelihood of children dropping out of primary school. In this endeavour, an Accelerated Failure Time Hazard model was estimated using data from the Young Lives study of childhood poverty. The estimated results indicate that both idiosyncratic shocks and covariate shocks have a statistically significant effect on the risk of children dropping out of primary school.

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Food Price Spikes Are Associated with Increased Malnutrition among Children in Andhra Pradesh, India

Article using Young Lives data from UK Data Archive along with Government of India data by researchers from the Public Health Foundation of India, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Stanford University (Department of Medicine) and University of Oxford (Department of Sociology)

Background: Global food prices have risen sharply since 2007. The impact of food price spikes on the risk of malnutrition in children is not well understood.

Food Price Spikes Are Associated with Increased Malnutrition among Children in Andhra Pradesh, India

Article using Young Lives data from UK Data Archive along with Government of India data by researchers from the Public Health Foundation of India, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Stanford University (Department of Medicine) and University of Oxford (Department of Sociology)

Background: Global food prices have risen sharply since 2007. The impact of food price spikes on the risk of malnutrition in children is not well understood.

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Impact of Indoor Air Pollution from the Use of Solid Fuels on the Incidence of Life-threatening Respiratory Illnesses in Children in India

Background: India contributes 24% of the global annual child deaths due to acute respiratory infections (ARIs). According to WHO, nearly 50% of the deaths among children due to ARIs is because of indoor air pollution (IAP). There is insufficient evidence on the relationship between IAP from the use of solid fuels and incidence of life threatening respiratory illnesses (LTRI) in children in India.

Impact of Indoor Air Pollution from the Use of Solid Fuels on the Incidence of Life-threatening Respiratory Illnesses in Children in India

Background: India contributes 24% of the global annual child deaths due to acute respiratory infections (ARIs). According to WHO, nearly 50% of the deaths among children due to ARIs is because of indoor air pollution (IAP). There is insufficient evidence on the relationship between IAP from the use of solid fuels and incidence of life threatening respiratory illnesses (LTRI) in children in India.

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The Impact of Teacher Gender on Learning Outcomes in Developing Countries

Reducing gender gaps in education remains a significant policy concern in many developing countries. One strategy that has been advocated by a range of international organisations to improve learning outcomes for girls is to increase the representation of female teachers. This has been supported by recent empirical evidence from India (Rawal and Kingdon 2010; Muralidharan and Sheth 2015).

The Impact of Teacher Gender on Learning Outcomes in Developing Countries

Reducing gender gaps in education remains a significant policy concern in many developing countries. One strategy that has been advocated by a range of international organisations to improve learning outcomes for girls is to increase the representation of female teachers. This has been supported by recent empirical evidence from India (Rawal and Kingdon 2010; Muralidharan and Sheth 2015).

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What needs to be done to keep child marriages trending down
What needs to be done to keep child marriages trending down
New research programme: Improving the evidence for early intervention
New research programme: Improving the evidence for early intervention

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Children's Work and Labour in East Africa

This book brings together contributions by academics and practitioners interested in strengthening the role of research in improving policies relatied to children and poverty in Africa. It presents evidence from working children's lives and perspectives in cases from Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya and Sudan, spanning a variety of types of children's work, from agriculture to mining to petty trade, paid and unpaid work, inside and outside household contexts.

Children's Work and Labour in East Africa

This book brings together contributions by academics and practitioners interested in strengthening the role of research in improving policies relatied to children and poverty in Africa. It presents evidence from working children's lives and perspectives in cases from Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya and Sudan, spanning a variety of types of children's work, from agriculture to mining to petty trade, paid and unpaid work, inside and outside household contexts.

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Children Combining Work and School in Ethiopian Communities

In a context of rapidly expanding access to school in Ethiopia, alongside investment and development which are providing incentives for children to work, this chapter considers how children living in conditions of relative poverty experience both work and schooling, and how these are inter-related in selected urban and rural communities. We begin by reviewing relevant literature and introducing the methods used in the Young Lives research.

Children Combining Work and School in Ethiopian Communities

In a context of rapidly expanding access to school in Ethiopia, alongside investment and development which are providing incentives for children to work, this chapter considers how children living in conditions of relative poverty experience both work and schooling, and how these are inter-related in selected urban and rural communities. We begin by reviewing relevant literature and introducing the methods used in the Young Lives research.

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