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  1. Parental Aspirations and Educational Outcomes: Evidence from Andhra Pradesh, India
    This paper used data from the Young Lives study.  The author's abstract reads:  This study examines the effect of parents’ aspirations on children’s educational outcomes using data from the Young Lives study in Andhra Pradesh in India. It contributes to …
  2. Self-efficacy, Agency and Empowerment During Adolescence and Young Adulthood in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam
    This working paper examines gender gaps in empowerment and the timing of their emergence through adolescence and young adulthood for two cohorts of children living in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam. It uses longitudinal data from Young Lives on two …
  3. The relationship of time-inputs on skills acquisition in Peru: a longitudinal analysis
    This chapter used data from the Young Lives study.  The author's abstract reads: This chapter investigates the role of children’s time use to produce one cognitive skill (i.e. a verbal score) and two psychosocial skills (i.e. a Self-Efficacy index and a …
  4. The role of birth order on children’s time-use and parental educational aspirations: evidence from Peru
    This paper uses data from the Young Lives study.  The author's summary reads as follows: This paper examines the relationship of birth order with time use and parental educational aspirations for school-age children between 4-17 years old. It inspects the …
  5. Consequences of Teenage Childbearing in Peru. Is the Extended School-day Reform an Effective Policy Instrument to Prevent Teenage Pregnancy?
    In Peru, approximately 14 out of 100 female adolescents are mothers. Teenage childbearing is a major policy concern, as most studies point to a negative impact of early fertility on maternal outcomes and on the birth and future of the children. This paper …
  6. Longitudinal Research with the children of the Millennium. Highlights and overall key messages
      This brief, produced in partnership with UNICEF Ethiopia, draws on 15 years longitudinal research by Young Lives Ethiopia and the Country Report, highlighting the context in which this research was conducted, cross-country findings, and key implications …
  7. How does teenage marriage and motherhood affect the lives of young women in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam?
    This working paper examines the characteristics of young women who have been married, cohabited, or given birth in their teenage years in four low - or middle -income countries; Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam.  It finds that the rates of teen marriage …
  8. Early childhood education in India: A possible investment in better outcomes? A quantitative analysis using Young Lives India.
    This paper uses data from the Young Lives study. The author's summary reads as follows: This paper explores the relationship between early childhood education and academic outcomes for children in India by estimating the ability of preschool participation …