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School effectiveness in Ethiopia, India and Vietnam: Launch of Key findings from the 2016-17 Young Lives School Survey
School effectiveness in Ethiopia, India and Vietnam: Launch of Key findings from the 2016-17 Young Lives School Survey

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Human Capital Development and Parental Investment in India

A Yale University Economic Growth Center Discussion Paper (No. 1058) based on Young Lives Data

Human Capital Development and Parental Investment in India

A Yale University Economic Growth Center Discussion Paper (No. 1058) based on Young Lives Data

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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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