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Introduction to Symposium on using the Young Lives data to study child poverty in developing countries

Sofya Krutikova and Paul Glewwe highlight the unique features of the Young Lives study datasets, commenting on a series of articles published in a special edition of the Economic Development and Cultural Change journal. These articles all use and showcase the Young Lives data as a powerful tool for advancing the state of knowledge on child poverty in developing countries.

Introduction to Symposium on using the Young Lives data to study child poverty in developing countries

Sofya Krutikova and Paul Glewwe highlight the unique features of the Young Lives study datasets, commenting on a series of articles published in a special edition of the Economic Development and Cultural Change journal. These articles all use and showcase the Young Lives data as a powerful tool for advancing the state of knowledge on child poverty in developing countries.

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Child Brides Are on the Rise in India's Towns and Cities, Report Finds
Child Brides Are on the Rise in India's Towns and Cities, Report Finds
Do Aspirations and Well-Being Matter to Future Outcomes? Lessons from the Young Lives Survey in Peru
Do Aspirations and Well-Being Matter to Future Outcomes? Lessons from the Young Lives Survey in Peru
Guest blog: Research as an intervention - a case study on violence against children in Peru
Guest blog: Research as an intervention - a case study on violence against children in Peru

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A Statistical Analysis of Child Marriage in India based on 2011 Census

Early and child marriage has been a prevalent practice at different points in the history of almost all societies around the globe. In India, the practice has origins going back to ancient times and it continues to persist today.

Child marriage is most common in the world’s poorest countries. The highest prevalence rates of women in the age group 20-49 years reporting entering marriage before 18 years are in South Asia (56%), followed by West and Central Africa (46%), Eastern and Southern Africa (38%), Latin America and the Caribbean (30%).

A Statistical Analysis of Child Marriage in India based on 2011 Census

Early and child marriage has been a prevalent practice at different points in the history of almost all societies around the globe. In India, the practice has origins going back to ancient times and it continues to persist today.

Child marriage is most common in the world’s poorest countries. The highest prevalence rates of women in the age group 20-49 years reporting entering marriage before 18 years are in South Asia (56%), followed by West and Central Africa (46%), Eastern and Southern Africa (38%), Latin America and the Caribbean (30%).

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Equating Test Scores for Receptive Vocabulary Across Rounds and Cohorts in Ethiopia, India & Vietnam

In longitudinal studies such as Young Lives, getting comparable measures of children´s cognitive abilities over time is essential for identifying individual, household, and school-level factors that affect children´s development. Few longitudinal studies that follow birth/age cohorts include comparable cognitive measures across waves, and those studies that are available are mainly from developed countries.

Equating Test Scores for Receptive Vocabulary Across Rounds and Cohorts in Ethiopia, India & Vietnam

In longitudinal studies such as Young Lives, getting comparable measures of children´s cognitive abilities over time is essential for identifying individual, household, and school-level factors that affect children´s development. Few longitudinal studies that follow birth/age cohorts include comparable cognitive measures across waves, and those studies that are available are mainly from developed countries.

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Executive Summary: A Statistical Analysis of Child Marriage in India based on 2011 Census

Early and child marriage has been a prevalent practice at different points in the history of almost all societies around the globe. In India, the practice has origins going back to ancient times and it continues to persist today.

Child marriage is most common in the world’s poorest countries. The highest prevalence rates of women in the age group 20-49 years reporting entering marriage before 18 years are in South Asia (56%), followed by West and Central Africa (46%), Eastern and Southern Africa (38%), Latin America and the Caribbean (30%).

Executive Summary: A Statistical Analysis of Child Marriage in India based on 2011 Census

Early and child marriage has been a prevalent practice at different points in the history of almost all societies around the globe. In India, the practice has origins going back to ancient times and it continues to persist today.

Child marriage is most common in the world’s poorest countries. The highest prevalence rates of women in the age group 20-49 years reporting entering marriage before 18 years are in South Asia (56%), followed by West and Central Africa (46%), Eastern and Southern Africa (38%), Latin America and the Caribbean (30%).

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New Ethiopian Centre for Child Research launched
New Ethiopian Centre for Child Research launched

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What Can Longitudinal Research Tell Us About Children's Life-chances?

Most research used to gather household-level information in low-income countries is cross-sectional, collecting information on individuals at one point in time. Cross-sectional research monitors the magnitude of phenomena or problems, and who is affected, but is limited in its capacity to evaluate how and why problems persist. Studies like Young Lives go a step beyond this by collecting information about the same children over time as they grow up and on the different elements that affect their lives: moving from a snapshot of children’s lives to a filmstrip.

What Can Longitudinal Research Tell Us About Children's Life-chances?

Most research used to gather household-level information in low-income countries is cross-sectional, collecting information on individuals at one point in time. Cross-sectional research monitors the magnitude of phenomena or problems, and who is affected, but is limited in its capacity to evaluate how and why problems persist. Studies like Young Lives go a step beyond this by collecting information about the same children over time as they grow up and on the different elements that affect their lives: moving from a snapshot of children’s lives to a filmstrip.

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The structural relationship between early nutrition, cognitive skills and non-cognitive skills in four developing countries

This study provides evidence about how cognitive and non-cognitive skills are acquired during childhood in four developing countries (Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam), highlighting the role of early nutrition as a determinant in this process. An increase of one standard deviation in height-for-age at the age of 1 is found to have a total effect on cognitive skills at age 8 by 5.4 percent in Ethiopia, 9.0 percent in India, 7.6 percent in Peru and 8.4 percent in Vietnam.

The structural relationship between early nutrition, cognitive skills and non-cognitive skills in four developing countries

This study provides evidence about how cognitive and non-cognitive skills are acquired during childhood in four developing countries (Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam), highlighting the role of early nutrition as a determinant in this process. An increase of one standard deviation in height-for-age at the age of 1 is found to have a total effect on cognitive skills at age 8 by 5.4 percent in Ethiopia, 9.0 percent in India, 7.6 percent in Peru and 8.4 percent in Vietnam.

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