transfers (CTs). On the basis of household survey data, we analyse their coverage, importance in household income, and effects … on poverty reduction and income redistribution. We also present a static microsimulation to analyse the potential impacts … variation of these interventions in terms of their design, coverage, and importance in household income. CTs account for a …

This paper examines whether the distribution of bargaining power between parents affects permanent and transitory … children living in poor households in Ethiopia, India (Andhra Pradesh state), Peru and Vietnam. By adopting a methodology to … varies with the gender of the child and the gender of the parents. After accounting for the potential endogeneity of the …

first and second leading causes of death and morbidity among young children in developing countries. The fact that a large … tested in a developing country context, and which focus on children as the primary target population. Overall, we find that …

Using longitudinal data for children aged 10-15 years living in England in 2009-2014 we test the hypothesis that income … matters for children's life satisfaction. The results suggest that children are more satisfied with life the more income their … family has. Income effects are larger the less income the family has and statistically significant for children from the age …

Act guaranteed free education to children aged 6-14 years, including children with disabilities. Given that the school … cent increase in schooling among children with disabilities within three years. The estimate is driven by enrolment across …

proportion of children studying in a school with a principal by 0.1, and increased the number of teachers in a village by 0.7. I … increased by 2 per cent. I further show that consolidation decreased the proportion of high scorers among grade 5 students by 0 ….08 and did not decrease the proportion of high scorers among grade 8 students by more than 0.02. School consolidation is a …

children, but is positive and significant for women without children. The effects on both education and labour income are … preferential access to a conditional cash transfer programme designed to facilitate investments in children's health and education …. We assess the programme's longer-term impact on educational attainment and labour income at ages 25-28. Overall, Chile …

link urban and rural nodes, children have remained less urbanized than adults, and many grow up without co-resident parents …. Although children are clearly affected by adult labour migration, they have tended to be ignored in the migration discourse. A … focus on children provides an unusual lens for considering migration dynamics and can help to advance an understanding of …