arrangements and cronyism, since the 1930s Brazil has been building its Welfare State. In the wake of struggles and political …

effects identification strategy to assess how differences in the quality of child care affect the communication, fine motor … in classrooms with more experienced caregivers, and classrooms with caregivers who demonstrate higher-quality … interactions with children. There is substantial heterogeneity in the effects of caregiver quality on child development. Parents …

social protection systems of Brazil, Argentina and South Africa. The main focuses are the political and institutional … dimensions that organize cash transfer programs in Brazil, Argentina and South Africa? How distinct state capacities and …

effects identification strategy to assess how differences in the quality of child care affect the communication, fine motor … in classrooms with more experienced caregivers, and classrooms with caregivers who demonstrate higher-quality … interactions with children. There is substantial heterogeneity in the effects of caregiver quality on child development. Parents …

younger than four years of age in poor urban areas in Nicaragua. We explore the effects of this program on several measures of … suggestive evidence that quality greatly matters for the impacts at the child level, but not at the mother level. …

younger than four years of age in poor urban areas in Nicaragua. We explore the effects of this program on several measures of … suggestive evidence that quality greatly matters for the impacts at the child level, but not at the mother level. …

sample of children 0-59 months old in Bolivia and a rich set of child health and development outcomes including measures from …