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Seasonal migration and early childhood development
Macours, Karen; Vakis, Renos - 2008
childhood development. We analyse migration in a poor shockprone border region in rural Nicaragua where it offers one of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010331071
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Women's Economic Capacity and Children's Human Capital Accumulation
de Hoop, Jacobus; Premand, Patrick; Rosati, Furio C.; … - 2017
providing capital and training to women in poor rural communities in Nicaragua affected children. Children in beneficiary …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653229
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Seasonal migration and early childhood development
Macours, Karen (contributor); Vakis, Renos (contributor) - 2008
childhood development. We analyse migration in a poor shockprone border region in rural Nicaragua where it offers one of the …-South mobility might positively affect early childhood development and as such long term poverty reduction. -- Nicaragua ; migration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003725510
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Cash transfers, behavioral changes and cognitive development in early childhood : evidence from a randomized experiment
Macours, Karen (contributor);  … - 2008
analyzes the impact of a randomized cash transfer program on cognitive development in early childhood in rural Nicaragua. It …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003771202
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Changing households’ investments and aspirations through social interactions : evidence from a randomized transfer program
Macours, Karen; Vakis, Renos - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003918549
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Seasonal migration and early childhood development
Macours, Karen; Vakis, Renos - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 38 (2010) 6, pp. 857-869
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003981410
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Transfers, diversification and household risk strategies : experimental evidence with lessons for climate change adaptation
Macours, Karen; Premand, Patrick; Vakis, Renos - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009558186
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Transfers, diversification and household risk strategies : experimental evidence with lessons for climate change adaptation
Macours, Karen; Premand, Patrick; Vakis, Renos - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009559806
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Changing Households' Investments and Aspirations Through Social Interactions : Evidence From A Randomized Transfer Program
Macours, Karen - 2009
Low aspirations can limit households’ investments and contribute to sustained poverty. Vice versa, increased aspirations can lead to investment and upward mobility. Yet how aspirations are formed is not always well understood. This paper analyzes the role of social interactions in determining...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394431
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Transfers, Diversification and Household Risk Strategies : Experimental Evidence with Lessons for Climate Change Adaptation
Macours, Karen - 2012
effective policies to facilitate adaptation. This paper presents experimental evidence on a program in rural Nicaragua aimed at …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011395339