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June 2024 Newsletter
June 2024 Newsletter
Young Lives in the FT
Young Lives in the FT
Round 7 data collection now complete!
Round 7 data collection now complete!

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Does early nutrition predict cognitive skills during later childhood? Evidence from two developing countries

The existing evidence linking early under-nutrition to educational outcomes in developing countries focuses largely on its impacts on grade attainment and achievement test scores, with limited evidence on the foundational cognitive skills required to perform well at school. In this article, the authors use Young Lives data and investigate the relationship between early under-nutrition and four foundational cognitive skills, to shed light on the mechanisms that explain the relationship between early nutrition and school achievement tests.

Does early nutrition predict cognitive skills during later childhood? Evidence from two developing countries

The existing evidence linking early under-nutrition to educational outcomes in developing countries focuses largely on its impacts on grade attainment and achievement test scores, with limited evidence on the foundational cognitive skills required to perform well at school. In this article, the authors use Young Lives data and investigate the relationship between early under-nutrition and four foundational cognitive skills, to shed light on the mechanisms that explain the relationship between early nutrition and school achievement tests.

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Reprioritising inclusion and equity to meet SDG4: Action is needed beyond the education sector – and must begin before school entry

With reference to the body of multidisciplinary research produced using the Young Lives dataset, author Professor Cath Porter argues that longitudinal evidence using a life-course perspective can inform policy to address educational inequalities and meet SDG4. Inequality of opportunity in education had been falling over the 20 years since the Millennium, but progress has been reversed by recent global crises.   Investment in education systems is necessary but is not sufficient to reach SDG4.

Reprioritising inclusion and equity to meet SDG4: Action is needed beyond the education sector – and must begin before school entry

With reference to the body of multidisciplinary research produced using the Young Lives dataset, author Professor Cath Porter argues that longitudinal evidence using a life-course perspective can inform policy to address educational inequalities and meet SDG4. Inequality of opportunity in education had been falling over the 20 years since the Millennium, but progress has been reversed by recent global crises.   Investment in education systems is necessary but is not sufficient to reach SDG4.

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Human Capital Development: New Evidence on the Production of Socio-Emotional Skills

Using the Young Lives longitudinal panel dataset on youth born in 1994 in Peru, this paper examines the development of cognitive and socio-emotional skills between the ages of 8 and 22.  The authors seek to understand the critical role that human capital development plays in the intergenerational transfer of poverty and inequality.  The authors show that socio-emotional skills can be divided into two distinct domains – social skills and task effectiveness skills.

Human Capital Development: New Evidence on the Production of Socio-Emotional Skills

Using the Young Lives longitudinal panel dataset on youth born in 1994 in Peru, this paper examines the development of cognitive and socio-emotional skills between the ages of 8 and 22.  The authors seek to understand the critical role that human capital development plays in the intergenerational transfer of poverty and inequality.  The authors show that socio-emotional skills can be divided into two distinct domains – social skills and task effectiveness skills.

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Young Lives research into Child Marriage influences policy change in Peru
Young Lives research into Child Marriage influences policy change in Peru
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