Using a longitudinal survey from rural Guatemala, we examine the effect of an early childhood nutritional intervention on adult educational outcomes. An intent-to-treat model yields substantial effects of an experimental intervention that provided highly nutritious food supplements to children,...

This paper argues that urban labor markets in Africa exhibit a wage curve similar to those found in the United States, Britain, Canada and other developed countries. Drawing on data from the Ivory Coast, the author finds that urban wages are depressed by higher levels of unemployment. This...