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Preliminary data from Round 4 in Vietnam
Preliminary data from Round 4 in Vietnam
Latin American Students Improve Learning Achievements
Latin American Students Improve Learning Achievements

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Social Support and Social Networks for Children Growing Up in Poverty in Rural Andhra Pradesh

It is broadly accepted that social networks and social resources, and social support (social capital), in the form of personal, familial, and community-level relationships are crucially important to children as they grow up.

Social Support and Social Networks for Children Growing Up in Poverty in Rural Andhra Pradesh

It is broadly accepted that social networks and social resources, and social support (social capital), in the form of personal, familial, and community-level relationships are crucially important to children as they grow up.

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Health Shocks and the Intergenerational Transmission of Inequality

This paper explores the intergenerational effects of parental health shocks using longitudinal data from the Young Lives project conducted in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is found that health shocks to poorer parents reduce investments in children thereby reducing their future earnings, and perpetuating poverty and inequality.

Health Shocks and the Intergenerational Transmission of Inequality

This paper explores the intergenerational effects of parental health shocks using longitudinal data from the Young Lives project conducted in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is found that health shocks to poorer parents reduce investments in children thereby reducing their future earnings, and perpetuating poverty and inequality.

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Nutrition and Growth: Preliminary Findings from the Round 4 Survey in Peru

Young Lives provides an excellent opportunity to follow the growth and nutrition of two cohorts of Peruvian children from infancy through childhood and then from childhood to adulthood while also studying household food security and the quality of food available for children as measured by the variety of the diet they consume. The Round 4 survey carried out in 2013 documents that stunting has decreased over time with lower rates among the Younger Cohort at age 12 compared with the Older Cohort when they were the same age in 2006, but gaps between urban and rural children remains.

Nutrition and Growth: Preliminary Findings from the Round 4 Survey in Peru

Young Lives provides an excellent opportunity to follow the growth and nutrition of two cohorts of Peruvian children from infancy through childhood and then from childhood to adulthood while also studying household food security and the quality of food available for children as measured by the variety of the diet they consume. The Round 4 survey carried out in 2013 documents that stunting has decreased over time with lower rates among the Younger Cohort at age 12 compared with the Older Cohort when they were the same age in 2006, but gaps between urban and rural children remains.

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Education and Learning: Preliminary Findings from the Round 4 Survey in Peru

Education has been hailed in Peru and internationally as a key institution for economic growth and personal development. While Peru has achieved great advances in terms of access and enrolment, there are many challenges associated with achieving high levels of ‘learning for all’. Overall, the Young Lives data show that children in the Younger Cohort (age 12 in 2013) are achieving better results than the Older Cohort children at the same age (in 2006).

Education and Learning: Preliminary Findings from the Round 4 Survey in Peru

Education has been hailed in Peru and internationally as a key institution for economic growth and personal development. While Peru has achieved great advances in terms of access and enrolment, there are many challenges associated with achieving high levels of ‘learning for all’. Overall, the Young Lives data show that children in the Younger Cohort (age 12 in 2013) are achieving better results than the Older Cohort children at the same age (in 2006).

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Young Lives Survey Design and Sampling in Peru

This fact sheet describes the survey methods and sample design of Young Lives in Peru. It covers: principles of the Young Lives sampling approach; how districts and communities were selected and the sample children identified;  a brief description of the 20 sentinel sites; brief characteristics of the sample children (in 2013); attrition rates; and key topics covered by survey in Round 4.

Young Lives Survey Design and Sampling in Peru

This fact sheet describes the survey methods and sample design of Young Lives in Peru. It covers: principles of the Young Lives sampling approach; how districts and communities were selected and the sample children identified;  a brief description of the 20 sentinel sites; brief characteristics of the sample children (in 2013); attrition rates; and key topics covered by survey in Round 4.

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Youth and Development: Preliminary Findings from the Round 4 Survey in Peru

At age 19 the young adults in the Young Lives Older Cohort have reached a stage in life when they face critical choices and decisions. A large number of them had already completed school and many are enrolled in tertiary education. We identify substantial differences by gender in tertiary education and in use of time. These differences are likely to be partially driven by early pregnancy (a quarter of the girls are already mothers), but we also see differences according to household wealth level.

Youth and Development: Preliminary Findings from the Round 4 Survey in Peru

At age 19 the young adults in the Young Lives Older Cohort have reached a stage in life when they face critical choices and decisions. A large number of them had already completed school and many are enrolled in tertiary education. We identify substantial differences by gender in tertiary education and in use of time. These differences are likely to be partially driven by early pregnancy (a quarter of the girls are already mothers), but we also see differences according to household wealth level.

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Changes in Household Welfare: Preliminary Findings from the Round 4 Survey in Peru

This fact sheet presents preliminary findings from the fourth round of the Young Lives survey in Peru in 2013. It reports on some of the changes that have taken place in household poverty levels over the eleven years since we first interviewed the study children in 2002. The data show a meaningful improvement in living standards of the children’s families. While gaps in welfare-related outcomes persist, these have reduced over time, in some cases substantially.

Changes in Household Welfare: Preliminary Findings from the Round 4 Survey in Peru

This fact sheet presents preliminary findings from the fourth round of the Young Lives survey in Peru in 2013. It reports on some of the changes that have taken place in household poverty levels over the eleven years since we first interviewed the study children in 2002. The data show a meaningful improvement in living standards of the children’s families. While gaps in welfare-related outcomes persist, these have reduced over time, in some cases substantially.

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Childhood Shocks, Safety Nets and Cognitive Skills

A growing body of evidence emphasizes that shocks in early childhood can have irreversible effects on long-term child welfare and poverty. A number of studies have investigated the effects of shocks on child nutrition and health. However, evidence on the effects of shocks in early childhood on child cognition, particularly when measured after the early childhood window during preschool and beyond, is scarce. Given its history of recurring natural and economic shocks, Ethiopia presents a compelling context in which to seek a better understanding of this question.

Childhood Shocks, Safety Nets and Cognitive Skills

A growing body of evidence emphasizes that shocks in early childhood can have irreversible effects on long-term child welfare and poverty. A number of studies have investigated the effects of shocks on child nutrition and health. However, evidence on the effects of shocks in early childhood on child cognition, particularly when measured after the early childhood window during preschool and beyond, is scarce. Given its history of recurring natural and economic shocks, Ethiopia presents a compelling context in which to seek a better understanding of this question.

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