characteristics and school factors to the cognitive skills of children ages 8-10 and 14-16. In contrast to most achievement test … studies in developing countries, the study uses representative rather than school-based samples of children and combines … detailed information on school and family background. Schooling of mothers matters far more for learning than schooling of …

This paper measured the extent to which households in Madagascar adjust children's school attendance in order to cope … rigidities, explain the inability of households in Madagascar to keep their children in school during times of economic distress. …

developing countries. Few studies document the patterns and determinants of internal youth migration in sub-Saharan Africa … childhood socioeconomic determinants in later youth migration decisions to rural and urban areas. RESULTS: We find that young … find that the determinants are heterogeneous by gender and destination. The higher the fathers' education, the more (less …

The paper explores links between the health status of children and socioeconomic characteristics of their parents and … communities. Children's health is assumed to be generated by the household via a production function, and children's height is … children from the Russia's Longitudinal Monitoring Survey. It is found that household characteristics such as parental …

developing countries. Few studies document the patterns and determinants of internal youth migration in sub-Saharan Africa … socioeconomic determinants in later youth migration decisions to rural and urban areas.RESULTS: We find that young people undertake … determinants are heterogeneous by gender and destination. The higher the fathers' education, the more (less) likely are their …