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(SSA) has the highest number of children out of school and learning disadvantages. Most studies on child vulnerability … concentrate on disaster, disability and HIV effects on children. Thus, this study investigates the likelihood of a child being … household children are less likely to be disadvantaged in learning outcomes. Households' access to ICTs enhances child learning …
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This paper analyzes the determinants of schooling attainment at the household level for 14-years-old in urban regions of Saõ Paulo and Northeast Brazil, using data from the 1982 PNAD. We find mean schooling of 4.75 years in Saõ Paulo, and 3.25 years in the Northeast, both far short of the...
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children from low socioeconomic background are more likely to suffer from ‘objectively measured’ health problems - except for … obesity. There is some evidence, however, that high income children are better able to cope with the adverse consequences of …
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Why is invention strongly positively correlated with parental income not only in the US but also in Finland which displays low income inequality and high social mobility? Using data on 1.45M Finnish individuals and their parents, we find that: (i) the positive association between parental income...
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