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Late-childhood foundational cognitive skills predict educational outcomes through adolescence and into young adulthood : evidence from Ethiopia and Peru
Lopez, Jennifer; Behrman, Jere R.; Cueto, Santiago; … - In: Economics of education review 100 (2024), pp. 1-16
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014551874
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Late-childhood foundational cognitive skills predict educational outcomes through adolescence and into young adulthood : evidence from Ethiopia and Peru
Lopez, Jennifer; Behrman, Jere R.; Cueto, Santiago; … - 2022
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013384815
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Heterogenous trajectories in physical, mental and cognitive health among older Americans : roles of genetics and earlier SES
Hoang, Cung Truong; Amin, Vikesh; Behrman, Jere R.; … - 2021
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012818501
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Heterogenous trajectories in physical, mental and cognitive health among older Americans : roles of genetics and earlier SES
Hoang, Cung Truong; Amin, Vikesh; Behrman, Jere R.; … - 2021
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013206184
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Long-term effects of rainfall shocks on foundational cognitive skills : evidence from Peru
Pazos, Nicolas; Favara, Marta; Sanchez, Alan; Scott, Douglas - 2023
Global warming is changing precipitation patterns, harming communities strongly tied to agricultural production, particularly in low-and-middle income countries (LMICs). Whilst the long-term effects of being exposed to rainfall shocks early in life on school achievement tests are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013545819
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Parental investments and children's human capital in low-to-middle-income countries
Behrman, Jere R. - World Institute for Development Economics Research - 2022
This Element reviews what we know about parental investments and children's human capital in low …-to-middle-income countries (LMICs). First, it presents definitions and a simple analytical framework; then discusses determinants of children …; and concludes with a summary suggesting some positive impacts of parental investments on children's human capital in LMICs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013474153
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Long-term effects of rainfall shocks on foundational cognitive skills : evidence from Peru
Pazos, Nicolas; Favara, Marta; Sanchez, Alan; Scott, Douglas - 2023
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014312834
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Chapter 73. Investment in EducationInputs and Incentives
Behrman, Jere R. - In: Handbook of development economics : volume 5, (pp. 4883-4975). 2010
From the point of view of economic development, education is the acquisition of knowledge and skills through … experiences from conception onwards over the life cycle that increase productivity broadly defined. Education can occur through …. The proximate determinants of education are experiences or inputs into knowledge and skills production functions. Within a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014025729
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Genetic risks, adolescent health and schooling attainment
Amin, Vikesh; Behrman, Jere R.; Fletcher, Jason; … - 2020
We provide new evidence on the effect of adolescent health behaviors/outcomes (obesity, depression, smoking, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)) on schooling attainment using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health. We take two different approaches to deal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012239296
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Genetic risks, adolescent health and schooling attainment
Amin, Vikesh; Behrman, Jere R.; Fletcher, Jason; … - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012245066