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surviving children. Studies have found substantial variability across countries in the negative impacts of orphanhood on child …
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"This paper examines the relationship between international migration and source country fertility. The impact of … international migration on source country fertility may have a number of causes, including a transfer of destination countries …' fertility norms and an incentive to acquire more education. It provides provide a rigorous test of the diffusion on of fertility …
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"This paper examines the impacts of natural disasters on schooling investments with special focus on the roles of ex-ante actions and ex-post responses using panel data from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Malawi. The importance of ex-ante actions depends on disaster risks and the likelihood of public...
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"There is considerable evidence that young children in many developing countries suffer from profound deficits in … development (ECD) outcomes are important markers of the welfare of children. In addition, the deleterious effects of poor outcomes …
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"Educated parents tend to have educated children. But is intergenerational transmission of human capital more nature …, more nurture, or both? De Walque uses household survey data from Rwanda that contains a large proportion of children living … influences. The nonrandom placement of children is controlled by including the educational attainment of the absent biological …
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Early Childhood Education (ECE) programs is maximized when the interventions are targeted to children from disadvantaged …
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be realized from investing in pre-primary education ranging from promoting children s school readiness to equalizing …
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children in Colombia and recommendations to move forward …
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children in the Kyrgyz Republic. This report is part of a series of reports prepared by the World Bank using the Systems … International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF). The Kyrgyz Republic has a population of 5.5 million inhabitants, of which 65 … presents a holistic and integrated assessment of how the overall policy environment in a country affects young children …
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children in Tajikistan. This report is part of a series of reports prepared by the World Bank using the Systems Approach for … adopt national laws and regulations that promote appropriate dietary consumption by pregnant women and young children. …
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