Journal
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What to do next: an exploratory study of the post-secondary decisions of American students
Research on college choices is the new tool used by Higher Educational Institutions to help them identify the influences and factors affecting potential student populations. To measure the growing rate of working students in higher education, we propose to examine the
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Transformación de la representatividad política local en contextos extractivos a gran escala en los Andes peruanos
El artículo muestra cómo los escenarios de conflicto y movilización contra el mega-proyecto minero Las Bambas (Chalhuahuacho) han generado cambios en el peso institucional y representación política de los municipios y comunidades campesinas locales.
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Height in mid childhood and psychosocial competencies in late childhood: Evidence from four developing countries
We use longitudinal data from children growing up in four developing countries (Peru, India, Vietnam, Ethiopia) to study the relationship between height at the age of 7-8 and a set of psychosocial competencies measured at the age of 11-12 that are known to be correlated with earnings during adulthood: self-efficacy, self-esteem and aspirations. Results show […]
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Equity in health and health care in Peru, 2004-2008
Este estudio evalúa si las recientes tendencias económicas positivas y las políticas de salud pro-pobres han logrado mayor equidad en la salud, y explora los factores claves que explican este cambio.
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What Difference Can Fathers Make?: Early Paternal Absence Compromises Peruvian Children’s Growth
Impacto de la presencia del padre durante la infancia y la niñez en la talla para la edad (puntaje Z o HAZ por sus siglas en inglés) de niños a los 5 años de edad. Los datos provienen de una cohorte de Niños del Milenio de Perú.
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Stated social behavior and revealed actions: Evidence from six Latin American countries
Do attitudinal surveys and incentivized experiments predict actual behavior? The authors answer this question using data on trust and pro-sociality from experiments and surveys conducted on six Latin American cities. Individuals in agreement with a set of pro-social statements who also either are willing to trust others more or are interested in risk-pooling, end up […]
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Understanding the association between maternal education and use of health services in Ghana: exploring the role of health knowledge
This paper examines the role of health knowledge in the association between mothers’ education and use of maternal and child health services in Ghana.
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Cohort Profile: The Young Lives Study
The article gives a useful overview of Young Lives research design and methods. It covers: the aims and scope of the study, sampling, the different survey rounds, attrition, key findings and publications, and how to access the data.
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Transaction Costs, Institutional Arrangements and Inequality Outcomes: Potato Marketing by Small Producers in Rural Peru
We explore the distributional effects of lowering transaction costs to allow access to improved market opportunities for small farmers in the Peruvian Highlands.
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The changing role of international cooperation in developing countries (as they develop): A case study of skills development policies in Peru.
A focus on the changes in the relationship between international cooperation and local actors in the skills development field in Peru as the country strengthened its financial position in the last two decades allows us to examine the role of the economic factor in these changes.