school years) in four developing countries: Peru, Ethiopia, India, and Vietnam. Intercontinental evidence on the timing … that Peru stands out, not only as the country with the largest cross-section disparity between rich and poor (of around 1 …

We investigate whether there are racial and ethnic disparities in children's education in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and … groups in India, Peru, and Viet Nam is the difference in endowments (i.e. characteristics of children and their families …