Economists often default to the assumption that cash is always preferable to an in-kind transfer. Do beneficiaries feel … prefer their payments only or partly in food. Higher food prices induce shifts in stated preferences towards in-kind …

, the Government of Lao PDR introduced a national free maternal and child health (MCH) policy. Although there were …

born to adolescent mothers. Analysis of issues such as infant and child mortality, malnutrition, incidence of illness …

developmental gaps in the early years of a child's life do not narrow by themselves over time, are likely to be particularly severe … different times of a child's development. For example, interventions to promote infant and child health and to reduce … malnutrition are most effective in the 1,000-day window from pregnancy to a child's second birthday, and programs that enhance both …

developmental gaps in the early years of a child's life do not narrow by themselves over time, are likely to be particularly severe … different times of a child's development. For example, interventions to promote infant and child health and to reduce … malnutrition are most effective in the 1,000-day window from pregnancy to a child's second birthday, and programs that enhance both …

social and child protection policies and interventions in the Solomon Islands, along with regional and international …, child assessment, and environment; performance monitoring and assessment; and community partnerships. The government of the …

analysis of early learningand child p, health, nutrition, and social rotection policies and interventions in Kiribati, along …; human resources; curriculum, child assessment, and environment; performance monitoring and assessment; and community …