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The Inter-Generational Transmission of Cognitive Abilities in Guatemala
Calderón, María Cecilia; Hoddinott, John - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
This paper examines early childhood development (ECD) outcomes and their association with family characteristics, investments, and environmental factors, with particular emphasis on the inter- generational transmission of cognitive abilities. The paper examines the causal relationship between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943962
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Anthropometric Failures: Nutrition, Early Child Interventions and Emotional, and Cognitive Development Potentials
Giuffrida, Antonio - Inter-American Development Bank - 2007
This presentation deals with the following issue: how poverty, poor health, nutrition and care affect child development …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009323959
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The Coffee Crisis, Early Childhood Development, and Conditional Cash Transfers
Gitter, Seth; Manley, James; Barham, Brad - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
This paper examines the efficacy of three conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs in Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua in mitigating the potential negative effects of an income shock caused by falling prices of coffee, an important cash crop to many CCT participants. A theoretical household model...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944451
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The Socio-Economic Gradient of Child Development: Cross-Sectional Evidence from Children 6-42 Months In Bogota
Rubio-Codina, Marta; Attanasio, Orazio P.; Meghir, Costas; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
We study the socio-economic gradient of child development on a representative sample of low- and middle-income children aged 6-42 months in Bogota, using the Bayley Scales of Infant Development, a high quality test based on direct observation of the child's abilities. We find a statistically...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943851
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The Impact of Economic Migration on Children's Cognitive Development: Evidence from the Mexican Family Life Survey
Powers, Elizabeth T. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
This paper uses data from the Mexican Family Life Survey to estimate the impact of a household member's migration to the United States on the cognitive development of children remaining in Mexico. While there is no developmental effect of a child's sibling migrating to the United States, there...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944008
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Early Childhood Development in Brazil: Access and Impact of Childcare and Preschool Services
Barros, Ricardo Paes de; Carvalho, Mirela de; Foguel, Miguel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
This presentation examines the quality of public provided child care versus alternative childcare options, its impact on child development, and the cost-benefit ratio relative to other educational levels as well as availability of resources and the long run impact. The authors seek to answer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009274443
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Demand-Side Incentives for Better Health for the Poor: Conditional Cash Transfer Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean
Glassman, Amanda; Gaarder, Marie Moland; Todd, Jessica - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006
paper will critically analyze the program effect model with respect to health and nutrition outcomes, present the health and … nutrition evaluation results to date, draw some conclusions regarding the use of CCT programs to improve health and nutrition …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009198428
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Additional Analysis of Nutritional Indicators and Children's Development
Cueto, Santiago - Inter-American Development Bank - 2007
This presentation deals with the relationship between malnutrition and behavior patterns. As examples on how nutrition … height and weight as predictors of achievement, grade repetition and dropout in rural Peru. This document was created for the … PAHO/IDB Workshop Seminar "On Health, Human Development Potential and the Quality of Life: Towards Biological-Based Index …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009324011
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Early Social-Emotional and Cognitive Basis for Human Development Potential, and Improved Quality of Life
Greenspan, Stanley; Breinbauer, Cecilia - Inter-American Development Bank - 2007
emotions on child development. Optimal nutrition and social-emotional development are the basic building blocks for higher …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009352047
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The Coffee Crisis, Early Childhood Development, and Conditional Cash Transfers in Honduras, Nicaragua and Mexico
Gitter, Seth; Manley, James; Barham, Brad - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
This presentation explores whether conditional cash transfers (CCTs) helped prevent potential negative impacts on early childhood development (ECD) from a severe negative shock to coffee prices in Mexico, Honduras and Nicaragua. The study used Household Model to reflect relationships between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009199218