Publications of Effects of lipid-based nutrient supplements v. micronutrient powders on nutritional and developmental outcomes among Peruvian infants
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Effects of lipid-based nutrient supplements v. micronutrient powders on nutritional and developmental outcomes among Peruvian infants
The objective of this article is to determine the effects of lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNS) on children’s Hb, linear growth and development, compared with supplementation with micronutrient powder (MNP). Regarding its design, the study was a two-arm parallel-group randomized controlled trial, where participants received either LNS or MNP for daily consumption during 6 months. Supplements […]
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How do Latin American migrants in the U.S. stand on schooling premium? What does it reveal about education quality in their home countries?
Indicators for quality of schooling are not only relatively new in the world but also unavailable for a sizable share of the world’s population. In their absence, some proxy measures have been devised. One simple but powerful idea has been to use the schooling premium for migrant workers in the U.S. (Bratsberg and Terrell 2002). […]
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Is education a risk factor or social vaccine against HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa? The effect of schooling across public health periods
Early in the 30-year HIV/AIDS pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa, epidemiological studies identified formal education attainment as a risk factor: educated Sub-Saharan Africans had a higher risk of contracting HIV/AIDS than their less educated peers. Later demographic research reported that by the mid-1990s the education effect had reversed, and education began to function as a social […]
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The population education transition curve: education gradients across population exposure to new health risks
The salutary effect of formal education on health-risk behaviors and mortality is extensively documented: ceteris paribus, greater educational attainment leads to healthier lives and longevity. Even though the epidemiological evidence has strongly indicated formal education as a leading “social vaccine,” there is intermittent reporting of counter-education gradients for health-risk behavior and associated outcomes for certain […]
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Cambiando la mentalidad de los estudiantes: evaluación de impacto de ¡Expande tu Mente! sobre el rendimiento académico en tres regiones del Perú
Expande tu Mente! is a low-cost, short-term socio-emotional innovation that seeks to convey to students the idea that intelligence can grow through constant practice, and that academic challenges should be conceived as an opportunity to learn. In other words, students are taught to have a ‘growth mindset’. The study was conducted in the framework of […]
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El género y las trayectorias hacia la adultez en el Perú: educación, trabajo y maternidad/paternidad
In this paper we examine how gender affects the educational, employment and parenting trajectories of a sample of young people growing up in poverty in Peru. We report the outcomes and trajectories of 26 members of the older cohort who participated in the qualitative research of the longitudinal study Niños del Milenio between 2007 and […]
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The value of redistribution: natural resources and the formation of human capital under weak institutions
We exploit time and spatial variation generated by the commodities boom to measure the effect of natural resources on human capital formation in Peru, a country with low governance indicators. Combining test scores from over two million students and district-level administrative data on mining production and the redistribution of mining taxes to local governments, we […]
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Mejor inversión pública para evitar más desastres: brechas y prioridades de infraestructura en los barrios vulnerables de Lima
Policy document that provides inputs for the design and implementation of infrastructure plans with a territorial approach through the analysis of infrastructure gaps and priorities and the quality of public investment in three vulnerable urban neighbourhoods in Lima.
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Can Teacher Training Programs Influence Gender Norms? Mixed-Methods Experimental Evidence from Northern Uganda
This mixed-methods cluster-randomized controlled trial examines the impact of a teacher-training program that aimed to promote positive gender socialization in the conflict-affected region of Karamoja, Uganda. The theory of change suggests that the education system and teachers can play critical roles in promoting positive gender roles and gender equality, which has important implications for peacebuilding. […]
