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Involving communities in the targeting of cash transfer programs for vulnerable children : opportunities and challenges
Robertson, Laura; Mushati, Phyllis; Skovdal, Morten; … - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 54 (2014), pp. 325-337
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010344231
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Treatment Effects and the Measurement of Skills in a Prototypical Home Visiting Program
Heckman, James J. - 2020
identify average treatment effects of skills on performance in a variety of tasks. The program substantially improves child …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012831231
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The Effects of Incentivizing Early Prenatal Care on Infant Health
Cygan-Rehm, Kamila; Karbownik, Krzysztof - 2021
We investigated the effects of the timing of early prenatal care on infant health by exploiting a reform that required expectant mothers to initiate prenatal care during the first ten weeks of gestation to obtain a one-time monetary transfer paid after childbirth. Applying a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013314944
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A cash plus program reduces youth exposure to physical violence in Zimbabwe
Chakrabarti, Averi; Handa, Sudhanshu; Angeles, Gustavo; … - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 134 (2020), pp. 1-22
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012505654
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Smarter Through Social Protection? Evaluating the Impact of Ethiopia's Safety-Net on Child Cognitive Abilities
Favara, Marta - 2017
We provide new estimates of the impact of Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP) in Ethiopia on child …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012948632
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The challenges for children's rights in international child protection : opportunities for transformation
Collins, Tara; Wright, Laura H. V. - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 159 (2022), pp. 1-9
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013548129
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Orphanhood and the living arrangements of children in Sub-Saharan Africa
Beegle, Kathleen; Filmer, Deon; Stokes, Andrew; … - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 38 (2010) 12, pp. 1727-1746
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008797813
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Improving nutrition through community growth promotion : longitudinal study of the nutrition and early child development program in Uganda
Alderman, Harold - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 35 (2007) 8, pp. 1376-1389
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Child nutrition, health problems, and school achievement in Sri Lanka
Wisniewski, Suzanne L. W. - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 38 (2010) 3, pp. 315-332
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003945041
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Do interventions at school level improve educational outcomes? : evidence from a rural program in Colombia
Rodríguez, Catherine; Sánchez Torres, Fabio; Armenta, … - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 38 (2010) 3, pp. 415-428
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003945073