Young Lives
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Childhood, transitions and well-being in Peru: A literature review
This brief report provides a broad context for the Young Lives research being done in Peru by reviewing the academic literature, research findings, statistics and official documents available. It was carried out by the Young Lives qualitative researchers, and thus privileges the main areas to be explored by qualitative research in its first two rounds […]
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Starting school: Who is prepared? Young Lives’ research on children’s transition to first grade in Peru
In recent years, a growing body of literature has pointed to the importance of children’s experiences of pre-school and Grade 1 as foundational for success during the subsequent school years. However, most of this research has been carried out in industrialised countries and has paid little attention to developing countries. This paper therefore seeks to […]
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Young Lives: Peru round 2 survey
The initial findings from the second round of data collection in Peru between late 2006 and early 2007. It provides a broad outline of key child poverty indicators, as well as changes that have taken place since the first round of research in 2002.
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An assessment of the Young Lives sampling approach in Peru
The objectives of this report are to describe the first round sample and the sampling design of Young Lives in Peru, and to derive appropriate sampling weights needed to use the data.
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Trade liberalisation and child welfare: assessing the impact of a free trade agreement between Peru and the USA
Peru is in the process of negotiating a free trade agreement with the USA which would eliminate trade concessions on most goods and serv
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Does having a newborn child affect income diversification opportunities?: evidence from the peruvian young lives study
The ability of households to diversify their income sources is strongly related to their capacity to cope in times of pressure, such as during economic crises.
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La liberación del comercio y el bienestar de la infancia: evaluando el impacto del Acuerdo de Libre Comercio entre Perú y Estados Unidos
Una dimensión poco explorada de uno de los temas más importantes de la agenda nacional actual: el probable impacto que tendría el Tratado de Libre Comercio entre el Perú y los Estados Unidos en los niños peruanos.
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Social capital and education outcomes in urban and rural Peru
Although enrolment in primary schools in Peru is very high, more than half of primary school children are one or more grades below the norm for their age. Furthermore, evaluations have shown that, when tested, Peruvian school children score well below the norms expected for their age. Their scores are also below the average levels […]
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The interaction of public assets, private assets and community characteristics and its effect on early childhood height-for-age in Peru
Este trabajo utiliza datos del estudio de largo plazo Niños del Milenio para explorar la interacción de los bienes privados, como la educación, con algunos servicios públicos, a nivel comunitario y familiar.
