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Feeling Poor, Feeling Rich, or Feeling Middle-Class : An Empirical Investigation
Bussolo, Maurizio; Lebrand, Mathilde Sylvie Maria; … - 2020
Based on their objective economic situation and comparing with their peers, individuals form perceptions of their economic position in a society. Data from the three waves of the Life in Transition surveys of European countries show that these perceptions systematically deviate from the rankings...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014091264
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Promoting Early Childhood Development Through Combining Cash Transfers and Parenting Programs
Arriagada, Ana-Maria - 2018
This paper examines the potential for bringing together cash transfer and parenting programs focused on child stimulation to boost child development, particularly for children ages 0-3 years. The paper reviews the rationale for linking both types of programs and the evidence to date on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012906740
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Improving Access and Quality in Early Childhood Development Programs : Experimental Evidence from the Gambia
Blimpo, Moussa - 2019
Early childhood experiences lay the foundation for outcomes later in life. Policy makers in developing countries face a dual challenge of promoting access to and quality of early childhood development services, but evidence on how to manage this trade-off is scarce. This paper studies two...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012892689
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Inequality of Opportunity in Early Childhood Development in Morocco Over Time
El-Kogali, Safaa El Tayeb - 2018
Early childhood development is a critical, but often neglected, phase of human development. Shortfalls in early childhood development have historically been a challenge in Morocco, with children facing unequal opportunities to develop because of the circumstances of their birth. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012936153
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Preschool Availability and Female Labor Force Participation : Evidence from Indonesia
Halim, Daniel Zefanya - 2019
being hindered by a lack of affordable childcare services in the country? This paper exploits the joint variations in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012865466
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Childcare and Maternal Employment : Evidence from Vietnam
Dang, Hai-Anh - 2019
Little literature currently exists on the effects of childcare use on maternal labor market outcomes in a developing … with a regression discontinuity estimator based on children's birth months, the paper finds a sizable effect of childcare … effects of childcare attendance differ by women's characteristics and are particularly strong for younger, more educated women …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012865515
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Investing in School Readiness : An Analysis of the Cost-Effectiveness of Early Childhood Education Pathways in Rural Indonesia
Nakajima, Nozomi - 2017
This paper presents evidence on the cost-effectiveness of early childhood education pathways in rural Indonesia. It documents the existence of substantial differences in school readiness between 6 to 9 year old children. Using detailed enrollment histories, it unpacks whether and how early...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012967898
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Combining Preschool Teacher Training with Parenting Education : A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial
Ozler, Berk - 2017
This paper evaluates a government program in Malawi, which aimed to improve quality at community-based childcare …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012967911
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Synergies in Child Nutrition : Interactions of Food Security, Health and Environment, and Child Care
Skoufias, Emmanuel - 2017
This paper examines the extent to which the three key underlying determinants of nutrition -- food security; adequate caregiving resources at the maternal, household, and community levels; and access to health services and a safe and hygienic environment -- on their own and interactively are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012968191
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The Impact of Expanding Access to Early Childhood Services in Rural Indonesia : Evidence from Two Cohorts of Children
Brinkman, Sally - 2017
This paper uses three waves of longitudinal data to examine the impact of expanding access to preschool services in rural areas of Indonesia on two cohorts of children. One cohort was children aged 4 at the start of the project and was immediately eligible for project-provided services when they...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012971359