? The answer to this question has important implications for public policy. If shocks reduce investments in children, they …

-income countries. Rigorous studies on the effectiveness of ECD-related programs for improving children's development in various … longitudinal data collected over three years on a cohort of 6,693 children age 0-4 years at baseline in two "treatment" regions and …, household, and child level and unobserved fixed characteristics, with differential impacts by age of children and duration of …

tool not only for encouraging families to enroll their children in school, but also keeping them there. Indeed, the results … this, researchers would have to consider what support low-income households might need to monitor and assist their children …

care when needed. Children whose health is protected and nurtured have a better chance of enrolling in school, learning … measures, including regular health care visits for babies and young children and enrolling children in school. The transfers … may be conditional, meaning families get the money if they take children for regular check-ups or enroll them in school …

-schooling are higher enrollments among older children, showing that enrollments - eight percent in the 0-3 age group - were seen to …