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Orphanhood and the living arrangements of children in Sub-Saharan Africa
Beegle, Kathleen (contributor) - 2009
"Increasing adult mortality due to HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa raises considerable concerns about the welfare of surviving children. Studies have found substantial variability across countries in the negative impacts of orphanhood on child health and education. One hypothesis for this...
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Cognitive development among young children in Ecuador : the roles of wealth, health and parenting
Paxson, Christina H. - 2005
more educated parents have higher scores. The associations of test scores with wealth and maternal education are larger for … levels perform worse on tests. Measures of parenting quality, in particular the degree to which parents are "responsive" and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522595
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Parental education and children's schooling outcomes : Is the effect nature, nurture, or both? Evidence from recomposed families in Rwanda
Walque, Damien de - 2005
"Educated parents tend to have educated children. But is intergenerational transmission of human capital more nature … in households without their biological parents. The data allows him to separate genetic from environmental parental … parents and the type of relationship that links the children to their 'adoptive 'families. The results of the analysis suggest …
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Rwanda : Can Parenting Programs Improve Child Development and Prevent Violence Against Women and Children?
World Bank - 2021
Children need a safe, nurturing, healthy, and stimulating environment to thrive and reach their full potential. But millions of children living in poverty don't receive enough stimulation or good nutrition in their first years of life, and poverty also makes them more likely to experience...
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Poverty & human development
Isenman, Paul J. (contributor) - 1982
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The quality of life in Latin American cities : markets and perception
Lora, Eduardo (contributor) - 2010
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Frame-of-reference bias in subjective welfare regressions
Beegle, Kathleen - 2009
"Past research has found that subjective questions about an individuals' economic status do not correspond closely to measures of economic welfare based on household income or consumption. Survey respondents undoubtedly hold diverse ideas about what it means to be "poor" or "rich." Further, this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394198
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Approaches to urban slums : a multimedia sourcebook on adaptive and proactive strategies
Dastur, Arish (contributor); Mehta, Barjor (contributor);  … - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521436
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What are public services worth, and to whom? : non-parametric estimation of capitalization in Pune
Lall, Somik V. - 2006
"The availability and quality of basic public services are important determinants of urban quality of life. In many cities, rapid population growth and fiscal constraints are limiting the extent to which urban governments can keep up with increasing demand for these services. It therefore...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522137