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Understanding teachers’ working experiences: capturing data on teachers as professionals, learners and change-makers in low resource contexts
Understanding teachers’ working experiences: capturing data on teachers as professionals, learners and change-makers in low resource contexts

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The Dynamics of Skill Formation in a Developing Country: Evidence from Ethiopia

There is a consensus in the community of researchers that ability explains a substantial part of the differences across people of success in socioeconomic life, and that ability gaps across people emerge at childhood before they start school. Building on recent advances in the child development literature in Economics pioneered by James J. Heckman, we estimate two transitions technology of skill formation using four waves of survey data in Ethiopia which are part of the longitudinal project "Young Lives" funded by the UK aid department.

The Dynamics of Skill Formation in a Developing Country: Evidence from Ethiopia

There is a consensus in the community of researchers that ability explains a substantial part of the differences across people of success in socioeconomic life, and that ability gaps across people emerge at childhood before they start school. Building on recent advances in the child development literature in Economics pioneered by James J. Heckman, we estimate two transitions technology of skill formation using four waves of survey data in Ethiopia which are part of the longitudinal project "Young Lives" funded by the UK aid department.

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Heterogeneity in the impact of drought on child human capital - evidence from Ethiopia

Children in the developing world are routinely exposed to drought shocks and other climatic hazards. Such shocks can have lasting effects in adulthood if they affect investments in child human capital. In this study, I investigate the impact of two recent episodes of drought in Ethiopia on two measures of cognitive outcomes: Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) scores and Mathematics Test scores. I use data from the Young Lives study on children followed at ages 8-10 and 12-14.

Heterogeneity in the impact of drought on child human capital - evidence from Ethiopia

Children in the developing world are routinely exposed to drought shocks and other climatic hazards. Such shocks can have lasting effects in adulthood if they affect investments in child human capital. In this study, I investigate the impact of two recent episodes of drought in Ethiopia on two measures of cognitive outcomes: Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) scores and Mathematics Test scores. I use data from the Young Lives study on children followed at ages 8-10 and 12-14.

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Guest blog: Social protection and child work: where are we and where next?
Guest blog: Social protection and child work: where are we and where next?
Future skills – and inequalities? 21st century skills in low and middle-income countries
Future skills – and inequalities? 21st century skills in low and middle-income countries

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Education and Learning: Preliminary Findings from the Round 5 Survey in India

 

Round 5 Longitudinal Education Factsheet

Education and Learning: Preliminary Findings from the Round 5 Survey in India

 

Round 5 Longitudinal Education Factsheet

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What do effective measures to address children’s work look like? Reflections from Young Lives
What do effective measures to address children’s work look like? Reflections from Young Lives
The language and labour of children’s work: findings from 15 years of Young Lives research explored
The language and labour of children’s work: findings from 15 years of Young Lives research explored
Where is value added? 2016-17 Young Lives School Survey preliminary findings launched
Where is value added? 2016-17 Young Lives School Survey preliminary findings launched

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Smarter through Social Protection? Evaluating the Impact of Ethiopia's Safety-Net on Child Cognitive Abilities

In this working paper, the authors provide new estimates of the impact of Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP) in Ethiopia on child cognitive achievement in the medium term.

Smarter through Social Protection? Evaluating the Impact of Ethiopia's Safety-Net on Child Cognitive Abilities

In this working paper, the authors provide new estimates of the impact of Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP) in Ethiopia on child cognitive achievement in the medium term.

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