, and parenting quality in a developing country. They use a sample of over 3,000 predominantly poor pre-school age children … for older than younger children, and there is greater dispersion in scores among older children. They find that household … socioeconomic characteristics, in particular wealth and parental education, are "protective"-children from wealthier households with …

young children. A combination of income growth and nutrition interventions are therefore suggested to adequately tackle this … joint contribution of income growth and nutrition interventions toward the reduction of malnutrition. Using a four … household income and the presence of nutrition interventions in the community. The results show that better nutrition is …

report is organized as follows: After Chapter 1, which explains the background of poverty and inequality in the Slovak …

report is organized as follows: After Chapter 1, which explains the background of poverty and inequality in the Slovak …

strong link between unemployment and poverty, and the emergence of children and households in rural areas as high poverty …

? The answer to this question has important implications for public policy. If shocks reduce investments in children, they … between income and substitution effects. The paper then reviews the recent empirical literature on the subject. In richer … poorer countries, mostly in Africa and low-income Asia, the outcomes are pro-cyclical: infant mortality rises, and school …