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Why should we care about child labor? The education, labor market, and health consequences of child labor
Dehejia, Rajeev Harsha - 2005
"Although there is extensive literature on the determinants of child labor and many initiatives aimed at combating it, there is limited evidence on the consequences of child labor on socioeconomic outcomes such as education, wages, and health. Beegle, Dehejia, and Gatti evaluate the causal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522719
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Cash transfers, behavioral changes, and cognitive development in early childhood : evidence from a randomized experiment
Macours, Karen - 2008
"A variety of theories of skill formation suggest that investments in schooling and other dimensions of human capital will have lower returns if children do not have adequate levels of cognitive and social skills at an early age. This paper analyzes the impact of a randomized cash transfer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521000
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Inequality of opportunity and economic development
Ferreira, Francisco H. G. - 2006
"Just as equality of opportunity becomes an increasingly prominent concept in normative economics, the authors argue that it is also a relevant concept for positive models of the links between distribution and aggregate efficiency. Persuasive microeconomic evidence suggests that inequalities in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522244
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Education in Ghana : Improving Equity, Efficiency and Accountability of Education Service Delivery
World Bank - 2012
The purpose of this report is to provide sound analytical foundations for strategic planning and sector dialogue between education policy makers, development partners and civil society representatives at a key turning point in the development of education in Ghana. During the last five years,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012550787
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Secondary Education in India : Universalizing Opportunity
World Bank - 2012
continue for the next 10 years. At the same time, India's impressive, sustained economic growth has increased household and … management information systems, which will require time and significant institutional capacity building to succeed at a national … participate in international assessments of student achievement is an extremely positive sign. Over time, such participation will …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012550807
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Secondary Education in India : Universalizing Opportunity
World Bank - 2012
continue for the next 10 years. At the same time, India's impressive, sustained economic growth has increased household and … management information systems, which will require time and significant institutional capacity building to succeed at a national … participate in international assessments of student achievement is an extremely positive sign. Over time, such participation will …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012550808
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Measuring inequality of opportunity in Latin America and the Caribbean
Barros, Ricardo Paes de (contributor) - 2009
Inequality of opportunity : what it is, how it can be measured, and why it matters -- A human opportunity index for children -- Uses and policy applications of the human opportunity index -- Inequality of economic opportunity in seven Latin American countries -- Inequality of opportunity in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644072
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Kosovo : Gender Gaps in Education, Health, and Economic Opportunities
World Bank - 2012
Kosovo is one of the poorest countries in Europe (World Bank 2010). In 2009, 35 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. This note was prepared primarily as a key input to the Kosovo country partnership strategy (FY2012 to FY2015) and aims to provide an overview of gender...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012248059
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Can Cash Transfers Help Children Stay Healthy?
World Bank - 2012
Societies have a stake in ensuring that their youngest populations receive regular health check-ups and proper medical care when needed. Children whose health is protected and nurtured have a better chance of enrolling in school, learning, and growing to be healthy and productive adults, which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012555511
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Armenia : Child Welfare Note
World Bank - 2013
This Note was prepared in response to the needs for technical assistance expressed by the the Ministries responsible for child welfare and child protection in Armenia. With the Ministry of Education and with the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Social Security is developing a child welfare...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012558796