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Girls in schools with meal programs attend school an average of 30 minutes more per day, with gains in math and reading.
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School Meals at Scale Improve Learning, Especially for the Most Vulnerable Children

October 21, 2021October 21, 2021 admin children, development, education, nutrition, poverty

Globally, 388 million children participate in school meal programs. Research has shown that providing meals can improve children’s school participation

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What Keeps the Poor from “Smoothing” Financial Risk?

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 admin development, family finances, risk-sharing

From mutual aid cooperatives to burial societies, numerous informal and semiformal institutions exist to help households deal with financial risk.

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Kenyan man with tablet
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Measuring Skills—Do Our Methods Hold Up in Developing Countries?

December 15, 2020December 15, 2020 admin development, economic research, noncognitive

Research has shown that cognitive and noncognitive skills play an essential role in success in life, and large investments are

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How Do Health Shocks Impact Labor Supply? Gender Matters

July 31, 2020October 21, 2021 admin development, family, gender, labor

In the developing world missing work due to illness often means poor families struggle. Since few jobs offer paid sick

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students working
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Better Educator Incentives Can Improve Primary School Completion

July 21, 2020 admin development, education, school accountability

Primary school completion rates remain low, and educator accountability remains weak in many low-income countries. The accountability pressures that do

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person cleaning sink
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Public Works Programs in India—A Path to Stability or a Low-Wage Track?

June 12, 2020May 22, 2020 admin development, education, poverty, work

Public works programs have become a popular tool for poverty reduction in low-income countries. There are approximately 90 public works

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Partial Schooling Subsidy Puts Kids into the Classroom—And to Work

August 5, 2019August 7, 2019 admin children, development, education, family finances, labor, poverty

Evidence suggests that government subsidies typically increase school attendance and at the same time decrease paid work by children. The

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Having More Siblings Reduces Education Attainment, but Not by Much

December 17, 2018December 17, 2018 admin children, development, education, family

Two trends are often observed as a country develops: a decline in family size and a rise in education attainment.

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Preschool and Parents’ Reactions in a Developing Country: Evidence from a School Construction Experiment in Cambodia

January 29, 2018January 29, 2018 admin children, development, early childhood, education, parenting

Studies from low-, middle-, and high-income countries show that children brought up in a more favorable early environment benefit in

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teacher subject knowledge and student performance
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You Can’t Teach What You Don’t Know: Teachers’ Lack of Knowledge Hampers Student Learning in Sub-Saharan Africa

November 7, 2017November 7, 2017 admin children, development, education, teachers

Most children in Sub-Saharan Africa are enrolled in school these days, but for reasons not well understood, they learn very

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