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A Guide to Young Lives Research

Young Lives has been the first multi-disciplinary longitudinal study of childhood poverty to be carried out in more than one developing country.

A Guide to Young Lives Research

Young Lives has been the first multi-disciplinary longitudinal study of childhood poverty to be carried out in more than one developing country.

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Children’s weight changes according to maternal perception of the child’s weight and health: A prospective cohort of Peruvian children

The aim of this study was to estimate the association between maternal perception of their child’s health status and (mis)classification of their child’s actual weight with future weight change. The authors present cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses from the Peruvian younger cohort of the Young Lives Study.

Children’s weight changes according to maternal perception of the child’s weight and health: A prospective cohort of Peruvian children

The aim of this study was to estimate the association between maternal perception of their child’s health status and (mis)classification of their child’s actual weight with future weight change. The authors present cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses from the Peruvian younger cohort of the Young Lives Study.

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Young Lives support for Legal Consultation on Child Marriage
Young Lives support for Legal Consultation on Child Marriage

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‘Whatever she may study, she can’t escape from washing dishes’: gender inequity in secondary education – evidence from a longitudinal study in India

Using unique panel data from Young Lives study conducted in undivided Andhra Pradesh, India, this mixed-method paper analyses gender differentials in completion of secondary education.

‘Whatever she may study, she can’t escape from washing dishes’: gender inequity in secondary education – evidence from a longitudinal study in India

Using unique panel data from Young Lives study conducted in undivided Andhra Pradesh, India, this mixed-method paper analyses gender differentials in completion of secondary education.

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Households across All Income Quintiles Increased Animal Source Food Expenditures Substantially during Recent Peruvian Economic Growth
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Relative to plant-based foods, animal source foods (ASFs) are richer in accessible protein, iron, zinc, calcium, vitamin B-12 and other nutrients. Because of their nutritional value, particularly for childhood growth and nutrition, it is important to identify factors influencing ASF consumption, especially for poorer households that generally consume less ASFs.

Households across All Income Quintiles Increased Animal Source Food Expenditures Substantially during Recent Peruvian Economic Growth
Background

Relative to plant-based foods, animal source foods (ASFs) are richer in accessible protein, iron, zinc, calcium, vitamin B-12 and other nutrients. Because of their nutritional value, particularly for childhood growth and nutrition, it is important to identify factors influencing ASF consumption, especially for poorer households that generally consume less ASFs.

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“I started working because I was hungry”: The consequences of food insecurity for children's well-being in rural Ethiopia

Food insecurity, the state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of safe, nutritious food, is a persistent problem in rural Ethiopia. However, little qualitative research has explored how food insecurity affects children over time, from their point of view.

“I started working because I was hungry”: The consequences of food insecurity for children's well-being in rural Ethiopia

Food insecurity, the state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of safe, nutritious food, is a persistent problem in rural Ethiopia. However, little qualitative research has explored how food insecurity affects children over time, from their point of view.

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Growing-up Unfortunate: War and Human Capital in Ethiopia

This paper quantifies the impact of the Ethiopian–Eritrean War on childhood health and schooling outcomes. The analysis uses panel data from the Young Lives Survey in Ethiopia and employs a difference-in-difference approach.

It is well-documented that early-life outcomes can have lasting impacts during adulthood.

Growing-up Unfortunate: War and Human Capital in Ethiopia

This paper quantifies the impact of the Ethiopian–Eritrean War on childhood health and schooling outcomes. The analysis uses panel data from the Young Lives Survey in Ethiopia and employs a difference-in-difference approach.

It is well-documented that early-life outcomes can have lasting impacts during adulthood.

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Dynamics of multi-dimensional poverty among children in Ethiopia

This paper from the Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI) uses evidence from Young Lives to look at multidimensional poverty in Ethiopia, available here.

Dynamics of multi-dimensional poverty among children in Ethiopia

This paper from the Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI) uses evidence from Young Lives to look at multidimensional poverty in Ethiopia, available here.

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Human capital growth and poverty: Evidence from Ethiopia and Peru

In this article the authors use data from Young Lives in Ethiopia and Peru to estimate the production functions of human capital from age 1 to age 15. They characterize the nature of persistence and dynamic complementarities between two components of human capital: health and cognition. They also explore the implications of different functional form assumptions for the production functions.

Human capital growth and poverty: Evidence from Ethiopia and Peru

In this article the authors use data from Young Lives in Ethiopia and Peru to estimate the production functions of human capital from age 1 to age 15. They characterize the nature of persistence and dynamic complementarities between two components of human capital: health and cognition. They also explore the implications of different functional form assumptions for the production functions.

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Birth Size, Stunting and Recovery from Stunting in Andhra Pradesh, India: Evidence from the Young Lives Study

 Few Indian studies have examined the relationship between birth size and stunting in children. Studies on recovery from stunting in India are even fewer. This study, thus, investigates the relationship between birth size and stunting in Andhra Pradesh, India and further examines the factors associated with recovery from stunting using a longitudinal data.

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Birth Size, Stunting and Recovery from Stunting in Andhra Pradesh, India: Evidence from the Young Lives Study

 Few Indian studies have examined the relationship between birth size and stunting in children. Studies on recovery from stunting in India are even fewer. This study, thus, investigates the relationship between birth size and stunting in Andhra Pradesh, India and further examines the factors associated with recovery from stunting using a longitudinal data.

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