This presentation examines the quality of public provided child care versus alternative childcare options, its impact on child development, and the cost-benefit ratio relative to other educational levels as well as availability of resources and the long run impact. The authors seek to answer...

Over the past two decades, poverty and income inequality declined sharply in Espírito Santo. About half of the observed reduction in poverty was due to the concomitant and also sharp drop in inequality that characterized the period under review. This sharp reduction in poverty and inequality,...

The progress occurred over the last decade is undeniable, combining less poverty, with more choice and access to better services, as well as better use of these services by families with children. However, more important than the speed of progress may be the fact that it was clearly equalizing....

Studies of the effects of pre-school programs on child development in developing countries have found scant impact. This study was conducted to reconcile the importance of daycare for child development with the empirical estimates of small effects. Using a random sample of 500 children from 100...

O progresso ocorrido ao longo da última década é indiscutível, combinando menos pobreza com maior oferta e acesso a serviços de melhor qualidade, além de propiciar melhor utilização destes serviços por parte das famílias com crianças. No entanto, mais importante do que a velocidade de...

Ao longo das duas décadas compreendidas entre 1988 e 2008, a pobreza e a desigualdade de renda declinaram de forma acentuada no Espírito Santo. Cerca da metade da redução observada na pobreza deveu-se à concomitante e também acentuada queda na desigualdade que marcou o período em...

Os extraordinários acontecimentos havidos no país entre 2001-2007, com uma queda acentuada da desigualdade e dos níveis de pobreza e de extrema pobreza nos oferecem uma oportunidade única de estudarmos os fatores mais relevantes para explicar as mudanças em favor dos mais pobres e em...

The extraordinary events that occurred in the country between 2001-2007, with a sharp decline in inequality and the levels of poverty and extreme poverty offers a unique opportunity to examine the most relevant factors to explain changes that benefit the poor and in different scenarios ? with...