Niños del Milenio
-
Education trajectories in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam: from early childhood to early adulthood
In this policy brief, the authors describe the educational trajectories of 12,000 children in total, across two cohorts: the Younger Cohort born around 1994 and the Older Cohort born around 2001, in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam. The data come from Young Lives household and school surveys conducted over the last 15 years. Researchers from […]
-
Education trajectories: from early childhood to early adulthood in Peru
Since the late 1960s, every President in Peru has proclaimed education to be a high priority. Yet, arguably, results have been poor and unequal. This paper analyses recent trends in education in Peru to raise what we consider are the main challenges to moving forward, and provides policy suggestions. To do this, the authors take a […]
-
Understanding Children´s Experiences of Violence in Peru: Evidence from Young Lives
This paper describes children’s experiences of violence at home in Peru, using a lifecourse approach. Violence against children at home tended to increase with age, as children took on more chores (especially in rural areas), and spent more time away from home (in some cases, in urban areas). The chances of being hit by parents […]
-
Comprendiendo el embarazo, la convivencia y el matrimonio en la adolescencia: el caso del Perú
En las encuestas de Niños del Milenio y estadísticas nacionales, 1 de cada 5 mujeres a los 19 años tenía al menos un hijo. Se propone reforzar políticas públicas para postergar el embarazo adolescente: concluir la secundaria, mejorar la educación sexual y promover la autoconfianza.
-
Understanding teenage fertility, cohabitation, and marriage: the case of Peru
Los autores utilizan información del estudio Niños del Milenio/Young Lives, que sigue a una cohorte de individuos con edades entre los 8 y 19 años para investigar sobre la maternidad adolescente, el matrimonio y la convivencia a edad temprana en Perú. Aunque este análisis no pretende establecer causalidad, la naturaleza longitudinal de los datos permite […]
-
Psychosocial Competencies and Risky Behaviours in Peru
There is a growing concern about the prevalence of risky behaviours among young people, which ultimately lead to worse outcomes later in life, including lower salaries and worse socio-economic and life outcomes. On the other hand, there is little evidence about the prevalence of these behaviours and their determinants in the context of developing countries. […]
-
The Impact of the Juntos Conditional Cash Transfer Programme in Peru on Nutritional and Cognitive Outcomes: Does the Age of Exposure Matter?
In this study we revisit the impact of conditional cash transfers (CCTs) on child development, with an emphasis on the role of the age of exposure. We use longitudinal data from a unique paired-siblings sample of Peruvian children (the Young Lives study) to evaluate whether Juntos, a large-scale CCT implemented in Peru since 2005, has […]
-
Accessing Higher Education in Developing Countries: Panel Data Analysis from India, Peru, and Vietnam
We use unique individual-level panel data from India (Andhra Pradesh), Peru, and Vietnam on a cohort of individuals surveyed from the age of 8 years to 19 years to study factors affecting enrolment in higher-education in these middle-income countries. We document (a) that similar to nationally representative data, the proportion having accessed higher-education at this […]
-
Education Aspirations among Young People in Peru and their Perceptions of Barriers to Higher Education
Results from the Young Lives survey show the existence of a gap between young people’s aspirations for higher education and their actual chances of accessing this level of education. This paper uses qualitative information from Young Lives in order to gain a deeper understanding of young people’s aspirations as well as their perceptions of the […]
-
¿La educación preescolar mejora las habilidades cognitivas de los niños desnutridos? Un estudio longitudinal para Perú
En este estudio se usa los datos longitudinales de Niños del Milenio en el Perú para analizar si la asistencia a la educación preescolar tiene efecto sobre las habilidades cognitivas de niños a la edad de 5 años, y si existe alguna interacción con el indicador de la talla para la edad y z-score (Height-for-age Z-score o […]