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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...
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than fish for child health. In addition, mothers' individual preferences for different animal-source foods, and the …
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By international standards, and given its relatively low per capita income, Vietnam has achieved substantial reductions in, and low levels of, infant and under-five mortality. The authors review existing evidence and provide new evidence on whether, under the economic liberalization program...
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because of the circumstances of their birth. This paper examines the roots of inequality in human and economic development in … childhood development based on the circumstances of their birth. There have not been consistent improvements in the levels of …
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-effectiveness of various early education pathways in Indonesia to show that providing access to both playgroups and kindergartens to … programs (playgroups) at age 3 or 4, followed by the country's more academically structured programs (kindergartens) at age 5 …-primary education policy should consider incorporating both playgroups and kindergartens …
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encouraged substitution away from existing kindergartens, suggesting that future interventions should incorporate such …
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There is considerable evidence that young children in many developing countries suffer from profound deficits in nutrition, health, fine and gross motor skills, cognitive development, and socio-emotional development. Early childhood development (ECD) outcomes are important markers of the welfare...
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Arsenic contamination in shallow groundwater aquifers remains a major barrier to providing access to safe drinking water in Bangladesh. Chronic exposure to arsenic has been shown to cause serious health impacts, including various cancers, skin lesions, neurological damage, heart disease, and...
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-effectiveness of various early education pathways in Indonesia to show that providing access to both playgroups and kindergartens to … programs (playgroups) at age 3 or 4, followed by the country's more academically structured programs (kindergartens) at age 5 …-primary education policy should consider incorporating both playgroups and kindergartens …
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-effectiveness of various early education pathways in Indonesia to show that providing access to both playgroups and kindergartens to … programs (playgroups) at age 3 or 4, followed by the country's more academically structured programs (kindergartens) at age 5 …-primary education policy should consider incorporating both playgroups and kindergartens …
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