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  1. Tracing the consequences of child poverty; Evidence from the Young Lives study in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam
    A new book from Young Lives draws on over 15 years of research to explore how poverty shapes children’s wellbeing and development and how data can inform social policy and practice approaches to improving outcomes for poorer children. Using life course …
  2. Against the Odds: Why some children fare well in the face of adversity
    A journal article titled 'Against the Odds: Why Some Children Fare Well in the Face of Adversity', by Gina Crivello & Virginia Morrow has been published in The Journal of Development Studies, DOI:  10.1080/00220388.2019.1626837   Article abstract: This …
  3. The double burden of malnutrition among youth: Trajectories and inequalities in four emerging economies
    A journal article titled 'The double burden of malnutrition among youth: Trajectories and inequalities in four emerging economies' by Whitney Schott, Elisabetta Aurino, Mary E.Penny and Jere R. Behrman has been published in Economics and Human …
  4. Achieving Gender Equality Requires Placing Adolescents at the Center
    A journal article titled 'Achieving Gender Equality Requires Placing Adolescents at the Center' by Robert Blum, Jo Boyden, Annabel Erulkar, Caroline Kabiru and Siswanto Wilopo has been published in the Journal of Adolescent Health …
  5. Maternal Age and Offspring Human Capital in India
    A discussion paper titled 'Maternal Age and Offspring Human Capital in India' by Marcello Perez-Alvarez and Marta Favara, was published by the Courant Research Centre, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen in 2019. Abstract  Early motherhood remains a …
  6. Tracing the consequences of child poverty; Evidence from the Young Lives study in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam
    A new book from Young Lives ' Tracing the Consequences of Child Poverty: Evidence from the Young Lives Study in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam '  by Jo Boyden, Andrew Dawes, Paul Dornan and Colin Tredoux has been published by Policy Press. The …
  7. Understanding Violence Affecting Children in Ethiopia: a Qualitative Study
      This working paper describes a sub-study  by Young Lives Ethiopia on conceptualisations and understandings of violence affecting children and youth in three Ethiopian communities (one rural, two urban). Qualitative research was undertaken in May 2017, …
  8. Exploring Well-Being among 22-Year-Old Youth in India
    Summary Well-being is a multi-dimensional construct integrating physical, cognitive and socio-emotional dimensions of an individual. It refers to both objective measures of well-being as well as the subjective perceptions of an individual related to their …