Publications
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What Works to Reduce Child Poverty in Peru?
This case study presents evidence on what works to reduce child poverty in Peru, drawing from over two decades of data from the Young Lives study, demonstrating the unique value of longitudinal research in tracking human development across the life course and providing crucial insights for effective policy change. Peru has achieved significant reductions in […]
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Impact evaluation of Centers for Childhood Development and Community-Based Monitoring on child development and health
In Peru, the implementation of Community-Based Monitoring (CBM) programs focusing on early childhood development outcomes particularly in rural areas is a phenomenon relatively unexplored. Using home visits for improving and strengthening health care practices and interactions of positive parenting in adults with children under the age of three, the goal of the CBM program is […]
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From Recognition to Reward: Competency Certification and Women Caregivers’ Trajectories in Early Childhood Programs in Latin America
Competency certification programs constitute an alternative pathway for advancing the recognition and professionalization of many occupations. In the care sector, certification has been promoted as a concrete strategy for advancing recognition and reward, by making care work more visible and by strengthening the competencies of those who perform it. Despite the relevance of these initiatives […]
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Del reconocimiento a la retribución: La certificación de competencias de madres cuidadoras y facilitadoras del Programa Nacional Cuna Más
This study analyzes the skills certification processes implemented by the National Cuna Más Program (PNCM) in Peru, aimed at mothers who are caregivers in the Day Care Service (SCD) and facilitators in the Family Support Service (SAF). Certification was incorporated as a non-monetary incentive to recognize the skills acquired by caregivers in the course of […]
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Certificación de competencias laborales en educadoras de los Centros CAIF y las Casas Comunitarias de Cuidado (CCC) en Uruguay
The study conducted in Uruguay analyzed the training and certification processes for early childhood educators in Child and Family Care Centers (CAIF) and Community Care Centers (CCC).
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Reconocer y retribuir el cuidado: lecciones de la certificación de competencias laborales de trabajadoras de programas de atención y educación de la primera infancia en Ecuador
The study analyzed the training and certification processes for educators in the Creciendo con Nuestros Hijos (CNH) and Centros de Desarrollo Infantil (CDI) services, combining a survey of 5,932 educators, seven focus groups with educators from both modalities, and 25 interviews with technical and senior officials from the Ministry of Human Development (MDH). The aim […]
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The Rule of Law, Collective Action, and Growth: Micro Evidence from Peru
The mechanisms through which the rule of law supports economic development and the conditions under which it emerges are enduring issues. This study estimates the effect of historic social ties on rule enforcement and of rule enforcement on collective action. Data from nearly 1,000 vendors across 90 self-governed food markets in Lima reveal that markets […]
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When choice matters: The asymmetric effects of precommitment implementation on healthy food choice
This paper investigates the role of precommitment in making healthy food choices, using a lab-in-the-field experiment embedded in the Young Lives longitudinal study in Peru. Leveraging the fact that participants were scheduled for a blood test and would therefore require a snack afterwards, we elicited participants’ snack choice from a predefined set. Participants were asked […]
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The Making and Unmaking of Education Reforms in Countries with Weak States
The centrality of the state for education policy analysis is a well-established idea. But many analyses take for granted what appear to be the traits of stronger states, with strong institutions and capacities to define, legitimise and implement policy agendas. Such assumptions are problematic when considering the role of the state in education in Latin […]
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