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Can the Major Public Works Policy Buffer Negative Shocks in Early Childhood?

The study examines the role of the largest public works program in the world-the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) - in buffering the negative effects of early childhood exposure to rainfall shocks on long-term health outcomes. Exploiting the spatial and temporal variation in NREGS coverage, the study estimates the extent to which nutritional shocks in early childhood can be offset by access to the policy.

Can the Major Public Works Policy Buffer Negative Shocks in Early Childhood?

The study examines the role of the largest public works program in the world-the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) - in buffering the negative effects of early childhood exposure to rainfall shocks on long-term health outcomes. Exploiting the spatial and temporal variation in NREGS coverage, the study estimates the extent to which nutritional shocks in early childhood can be offset by access to the policy.

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Young Lives researcher honoured in Queen’s Birthday Honours list
Young Lives researcher honoured in Queen’s Birthday Honours list
New centre for Child Studies launched in Hyderabad
New centre for Child Studies launched in Hyderabad
Education goals post-2015: where is the world going?
Education goals post-2015: where is the world going?
How Poor Families Cope with Environmental Risk
How Poor Families Cope with Environmental Risk
Understanding the reasons why some children leave school early in Viet Nam
Understanding the reasons why some children leave school early in Viet Nam
Round 4 survey fieldwork starts
Round 4 survey fieldwork starts
Children's Day in India
Children's Day in India
Round 4 survey starts in Vietnam
Round 4 survey starts in Vietnam

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Towards a 'Bright Future': Young People Overcoming Poverty and Risk in Ethiopia

This paper explores young people's views and experiences of poverty and everyday risks in two contrasting communities in Ethiopia. The data are from Young Lives, a long-term study of childhood poverty. Qualitative data were collected with a group of children born in 1994, at three time points (when they were aged 12, 13 and 16). The paper develops three lines of argument with respect to the multiple risks that young people negotiate as they transition to adulthood.

Towards a 'Bright Future': Young People Overcoming Poverty and Risk in Ethiopia

This paper explores young people's views and experiences of poverty and everyday risks in two contrasting communities in Ethiopia. The data are from Young Lives, a long-term study of childhood poverty. Qualitative data were collected with a group of children born in 1994, at three time points (when they were aged 12, 13 and 16). The paper develops three lines of argument with respect to the multiple risks that young people negotiate as they transition to adulthood.

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