-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 … milestone that opens doors to higher education and in developing countries especially, increases employment opportunities. The … performance, to see whether this incentive encourages students (and their parents) to pay more attention to learning. As part of …

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 …

not experienced growth in employment, a phenomenon observed elsewhere in transitional economies and labeled as "jobless … subsistence and refuge from urban poverty and unemployment but is unable to grow beyond subsistence because it is disconnected …

Government is particularly concerned with: (i) unemployment among the youth (6.1 percent in 2005 for 15-24 years old), which has … evaluating employment programs' outcomes; reviewing the role of labor market regulations in job creation; and reforming technical … the recent Country Economic Memorandum (CEM) and earlier Bank's work on youth employment, this report addresses labor …

, and low-paid. Widespread informality means that the poor neither benefit from the minimum wage policy nor from employment …-paid laborers. The reduction of in-work poverty hinges on removing constraints to gainful employment in both supply side (better …

Employment and skills are at the core of Europe 2020, the European Union's (EU) competitiveness strategy, and are … economic crisis and because important reforms in employment and education have not yet been completed. The Europe 2020 Romania … report discusses the key challenges currently faced by Romania in the area of productive employment, and proposes a set of …