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Psychosocial Competencies and Risky Behaviours in Peru

There is a growing concern about the prevalence of risky behaviours among young people, which ultimately lead to worse outcomes later in life, including lower salaries and worse socio-economic and life outcomes. On the other hand, there is little evidence about the prevalence of these behaviours and their determinants in the context of developing countries.

Psychosocial Competencies and Risky Behaviours in Peru

There is a growing concern about the prevalence of risky behaviours among young people, which ultimately lead to worse outcomes later in life, including lower salaries and worse socio-economic and life outcomes. On the other hand, there is little evidence about the prevalence of these behaviours and their determinants in the context of developing countries.

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Impact of the Juntos Conditional Cash Transfer Programme in Peru on Nutritional and Cognitive Outcomes: Does the Age of Exposure Matter?

Juntos is a large-scale conditional cash transfer (CCT) programme implemented in Peru since 2005. This programme transfers the equivalent of about US$30 monthly (around 10 per cent of monthly consumption) to poor families located, mainly, in the rural highlands, on condition that all children under the age of 5 are subject to growth monitoring controls, all children and adolescents attend school, and all pregnant women attend regular check-ups, among other aspects (conditions have evolved over time).

Impact of the Juntos Conditional Cash Transfer Programme in Peru on Nutritional and Cognitive Outcomes: Does the Age of Exposure Matter?

Juntos is a large-scale conditional cash transfer (CCT) programme implemented in Peru since 2005. This programme transfers the equivalent of about US$30 monthly (around 10 per cent of monthly consumption) to poor families located, mainly, in the rural highlands, on condition that all children under the age of 5 are subject to growth monitoring controls, all children and adolescents attend school, and all pregnant women attend regular check-ups, among other aspects (conditions have evolved over time).

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Uncovering the processes: how children are left behind
Uncovering the processes: how children are left behind
Longitudinal Methodology Series VIII – Lucinda Platt & Marta Favara
Longitudinal Methodology Series VIII – Lucinda Platt & Marta Favara

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Bilingual education in Peru: Evidence on how Quechua-medium Education Affects Indigenous Children's Academic Achievement

This study uses school-level data from Young Lives in Peru to investigate the effect of Quechua-medium instruction on academic achievement. We find that Indigenous children who attend Quechua-medium schools achieve 0.429 standard deviations higher scores in mathematics compared to Indigenous children who attend Spanish-medium schools. There is no evidence that these effects are caused by quantitative or language achievement acquired prior to entering school.

Bilingual education in Peru: Evidence on how Quechua-medium Education Affects Indigenous Children's Academic Achievement

This study uses school-level data from Young Lives in Peru to investigate the effect of Quechua-medium instruction on academic achievement. We find that Indigenous children who attend Quechua-medium schools achieve 0.429 standard deviations higher scores in mathematics compared to Indigenous children who attend Spanish-medium schools. There is no evidence that these effects are caused by quantitative or language achievement acquired prior to entering school.

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How we’re supporting researchers using all rounds of Young Lives datasets
How we’re supporting researchers using all rounds of Young Lives datasets
New project to improve learning on a large scale launches research in Vietnam
New project to improve learning on a large scale launches research in Vietnam

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Escaping a Low-Level Equilibrium of Educational Quality

This paper is intended to inform the work of the Intellectual Leadership Team of the Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE) programme. It draws on data and analysis from the Young Lives project to compare four education systems at various stages of development with respect to the transition from meeting the challenge of providing for ‘mass access’ to that of providing for ‘mass learning’.

Escaping a Low-Level Equilibrium of Educational Quality

This paper is intended to inform the work of the Intellectual Leadership Team of the Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE) programme. It draws on data and analysis from the Young Lives project to compare four education systems at various stages of development with respect to the transition from meeting the challenge of providing for ‘mass access’ to that of providing for ‘mass learning’.

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Social Protection For All Ages? Impacts of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme on Child Nutrition

Highlights An Ethiopian public works program improves child nutrition in the medium term. We do not find significant differences in impact between children aged 5, 8, and 15. Impacts associated with improved household food security and fall in child labor. Height-for-age captures medium-term program impact better than consumption. Abstract

Social Protection For All Ages? Impacts of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme on Child Nutrition

Highlights An Ethiopian public works program improves child nutrition in the medium term. We do not find significant differences in impact between children aged 5, 8, and 15. Impacts associated with improved household food security and fall in child labor. Height-for-age captures medium-term program impact better than consumption. Abstract

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Early childhood development policies: The evidence and the research agenda
Early childhood development policies: The evidence and the research agenda
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