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Wealth Gradients in Early Childhood Cognitive Development in Five Latin American Countries

Research from the United States shows that gaps in early cognitive and noncognitive abilities appear early in the life cycle. Little is known about this important question for developing countries. This paper provides new evidence of sharp differen...

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Main Authors: Schady, Norbert, Behrman, Jere, Araujo, Maria Caridad, Azuero, Rodrigo, Bernal, Raquel, Bravo, David, Lopez-Boo, Florencia, Macours, Karen, Marshall, Daniela, Paxson, Christina, Vakis, Renos
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
ACCOUNT
ACHIEVEMENT
AVERAGE SCORE
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
CHILD HEALTH
COGNITIVE ABILITY
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
COGNITIVE OUTCOMES
CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES
CULTURAL CHANGE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DEVELOPMENTAL POTENTIAL
DISCRIMINATION
DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH
DROPOUTS
DRUGS
EARLY CHILDHOOD
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
HOME VISITS
HOUSEHOLD ASSETS
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMPORTANT POLICY
INFANT
INFANT HEALTH
KINDERGARTEN
LABOR MARKET
LANGUAGE ABILITY
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT
LITERACY
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MEMORY
MODELING
MOTHER
NUMBER OF CHILDREN
NUTRITION
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
PARENTAL EDUCATION
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
POLICY DISCUSSIONS
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
PRESCHOOLERS
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
PRIMARY SCHOOLING
PROGRESS
PUBLIC HEALTH
RADIO
READING
RECALL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL POPULATION
SCHOOL YEARS
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLS
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOLING
SOCIAL STATUS
SOCIOECONOMIC DIFFERENCES
SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
TEENAGE PREGNANCY
TV
UNEMPLOYMENT
URBAN AREAS
WAGES
YOUNG AGES
YOUNG CHILDREN
YOUNGER CHILDREN
YOUTH
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/02/18983740/wealth-gradients-early-childhood-cognitive-development-five-latin-american-countries
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17328

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/02/18983740/wealth-gradients-early-childhood-cognitive-development-five-latin-american-countries
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17328

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