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An Exploration of Proxy- and Self-Reported Adolescent Health in Low-Resource Settings

Proxy  reports  in  survey  research  are  widely  used  when  the  index  individual  is  unavailable or somehow incapacitated by age or disability.  Proxy reports are plagued by concerns about accuracy,  however,  and  self-reports  are  generally  preferred  when  objective  measurement  is not possible.  This paper uses the Young Lives Study of International Child Poverty to assess the validity and utility of adolescent self-reported health (SRH) and the conventio

An Exploration of Proxy- and Self-Reported Adolescent Health in Low-Resource Settings

Proxy  reports  in  survey  research  are  widely  used  when  the  index  individual  is  unavailable or somehow incapacitated by age or disability.  Proxy reports are plagued by concerns about accuracy,  however,  and  self-reports  are  generally  preferred  when  objective  measurement  is not possible.  This paper uses the Young Lives Study of International Child Poverty to assess the validity and utility of adolescent self-reported health (SRH) and the conventio

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Challenging approaches to child marriage and teenage parenthood
Challenging approaches to child marriage and teenage parenthood

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Thirsty for Work: The Impact of Early Life Rainfall Shocks on Employment Outcomes in Ethiopia

Human capital formation plays an important role in economic growth and development. However, developing economies are regularly subjected to a variety of natural disasters that can have prolonged adverse effects on this process. This paper estimates the effects of rainfall shocks exposure during childhood on both educational attainment and employment outcomes in Ethiopia.

Thirsty for Work: The Impact of Early Life Rainfall Shocks on Employment Outcomes in Ethiopia

Human capital formation plays an important role in economic growth and development. However, developing economies are regularly subjected to a variety of natural disasters that can have prolonged adverse effects on this process. This paper estimates the effects of rainfall shocks exposure during childhood on both educational attainment and employment outcomes in Ethiopia.

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Poverty, inequity and children’s experiences of bullying
Poverty, inequity and children’s experiences of bullying

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The nutrition transition and adolescents’ diets in low- and middle-income countries: a cross-cohort comparison

This paper examines how diets have changed for 12-year-olds growing up in the same communities in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam between 2006 and 2013. The paper focuses on dietary diversity – the sum of the entire foods group eaten by the adolescent in the previous 24 hours – and individual food groups.

The nutrition transition and adolescents’ diets in low- and middle-income countries: a cross-cohort comparison

This paper examines how diets have changed for 12-year-olds growing up in the same communities in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam between 2006 and 2013. The paper focuses on dietary diversity – the sum of the entire foods group eaten by the adolescent in the previous 24 hours – and individual food groups.

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Inequality, preschool education and cognitive development in Ethiopia: Implication for public investment in pre-primary education

This study used longitudinal data from the Young Lives project in Ethiopia to examine the main factors relating to preschool access and their potential effects on cognitive performance of children aged five and eight years. The results show that only one quarter of the preschool-aged children have the opportunity to attend this vital stage of education, with significant disparities by family wealth, education and regional location.

Inequality, preschool education and cognitive development in Ethiopia: Implication for public investment in pre-primary education

This study used longitudinal data from the Young Lives project in Ethiopia to examine the main factors relating to preschool access and their potential effects on cognitive performance of children aged five and eight years. The results show that only one quarter of the preschool-aged children have the opportunity to attend this vital stage of education, with significant disparities by family wealth, education and regional location.

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“A Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body”: Economic Causes & Consequences of Gender Bias in Allocation of Healthcare during the Early Stages of Life

The so-called “fetal origins hypothesis” has increased the interest of health economists in the importance of the environment during the first 1,000 days of life following conception. Economists have found growing evidence that the lifelong trajectory of human capital formation is strongly governed by the level of healthcare that children receive during this time period. This paper follows recent literature in asking how gender-biased investments in earlylife healthcare can affect long-term educational outcomes for boys and girls.

“A Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body”: Economic Causes & Consequences of Gender Bias in Allocation of Healthcare during the Early Stages of Life

The so-called “fetal origins hypothesis” has increased the interest of health economists in the importance of the environment during the first 1,000 days of life following conception. Economists have found growing evidence that the lifelong trajectory of human capital formation is strongly governed by the level of healthcare that children receive during this time period. This paper follows recent literature in asking how gender-biased investments in earlylife healthcare can affect long-term educational outcomes for boys and girls.

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Taking on inequality by putting children first
Taking on inequality by putting children first

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Breaking the Cycle: The Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital

This paper examines the causal effect of parental education on the cognitive and non-cognitive development of children.

Breaking the Cycle: The Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital

This paper examines the causal effect of parental education on the cognitive and non-cognitive development of children.

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Status of Child Marriage in India: Consultation for Developing Strategies
Status of Child Marriage in India: Consultation for Developing Strategies
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