I investigate the relationship between children's endowment and parental investment using a rich dataset on a cohort of … children from Ethiopia, who were surveyed at ages eight, twelve and fifteen. Children's endowment is measured by scores on … - higher ability children are more likely to be enrolled in school and less likely to work and, conditional on participation …

In developing countries, women's decisions concerning their children's health depend on 'empowerment' concerning … poverty measurement. The health of children is a latent variable; their height and weight are observed health indicators. We … apply the 'MIMIC' approach to the 2009 Mozambique Demographic and Health Survey. Children’s health is better when the woman …

deprivation of children aged 7 to 17 years, and the outcomes were compared to the incidence of income poverty. The analyses reveal …

first and second leading causes of death and morbidity among young children in developing countries. The fact that a large … tested in a developing country context, and which focus on children as the primary target population. Overall, we find that …

We analyse the multidimensional wellbeing of children aged 0-17 in Mozambique and find that 46.3 per cent can be … provinces. We compare Mozambican children's wellbeing with that of children in other regional countries. Despite impressive … and poverty reduction experienced by the population as a whole translate into better living conditions for children. …

Ghanaian households contain children, and those households contain 82 per cent of the total population, spreading the impact of … children. …

link urban and rural nodes, children have remained less urbanized than adults, and many grow up without co-resident parents …. Although children are clearly affected by adult labour migration, they have tended to be ignored in the migration discourse. A … focus on children provides an unusual lens for considering migration dynamics and can help to advance an understanding of …