Search Results - subject:"Childhood Development"

Gene x environment interactions : polygenic scores and the impact of an early childhood intervention in Colombia

Attanasio, Orazio P.; Conti, Gabriella; Jervis, Pamela; … - 2025

We evaluate impacts heterogeneity of an Early Childhood Intervention, with respect to the Educational Attainment Polygenic Score (EA4 PGS) constructed from DNA data based on GWAS weights from a European population. We find that the EA4 PGS is predictive of several measures of child development,...

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Gene X environment interactions : polygenic scores and the impact of an early childhood intervention in Colombia

Attanasio, Orazio P.; Conti, Gabriella; Jervis, Pamela; … - 2025

We evaluate impacts heterogeneity of an Early Childhood Intervention in Colombia, with respect to the Educational Attainment Polygenic Score (EA4 PGS) constructed from DNA data based on GWAS weights from a European population. We find that the EA4 PGS is predictive of several measures of child...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015402647

Gender Gaps in Early Childhood Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Berlinski, Samuel; Sanz-de-Galdeano, Anna; … - 2025

We examine gender gaps in early childhood cognitive and social-behavioral skills across several Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries. Our study complements previous research focused on older children by analyzing the preschool period, a critical stage for lifelong human capital...

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Gene x environment interactions : polygenic scores and the impact of a early childhood intervention in Colombia

Attanasio, Orazio P.; Conti, Gabriella; Jervis, Pamela; … - 2025

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015408574

Gender gaps in early childhood development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Berlinski, Samuel G.; Sanz de Galdeano, Anna; … - 2025

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The short- and medium-term effects of Sure Start on children's outcomes

Carneiro, Pedro; Cattan, Sarah; Conti, Gabriella; … - 2025

This report brings together the findings of a comprehensive programme of work that IFS has led on the short- and medium-term impacts of Sure Start on children's outcomes. At the time this research started, there was little evidence on whether Sure Start had benefited children, especially beyond...

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The effect of Sure Start on youth misbehaviour, crime and contacts with children's social care

Carneiro, Pedro; Cattan, Sarah; Conti, Gabriella; … - 2024

This report studies the impact of Sure Start, which supported families of under-5s, on children's behaviour, youth offending and social care contacts.

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Infrastructure services and early childhood development in Latin America and the Caribbean: Water, sanitation, and garbage collection

Balza, Lenin H.; Cuartas, Jorge; Gomez-Parra, Nicolas; … - 2024

childhood development, as well as reduced instances of stunting. In addition, we identify a negative association between access … infrastructure services as a critical component of comprehensive strategies to enhance early childhood development and health in low … causal relationship between water, sanitation, and garbage collection and early childhood development, as well as the …

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Forced Displacement, Mental Health, and Child Development: Evidence from the Rohingya Refugees

Islam, Asad; Mozumder, Tanvir Ahmed; Rahman, Tabassum; … - 2024

Forced displacement is a major driver of mental health disorders among refugees globally. The mental well-being of adult refugees, particularly mothers, is widely recognized as a crucial determinant of their children's psychological health and development. In this study, we conducted a...

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The short- and medium-term impacts of Sure Start on educational outcomes

Carneiro, Pedro; Cattan, Sarah; Ridpath, Nick - 2024

This report presents evidence of the short- and medium-term impacts of the programme on educational outcomes. Using a robust evaluation methodology and administrative education data covering 15 cohorts of children, we measure the impact of having had access to a Sure Start centre between ages 0...

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