Social protection and foundational cognitive skills during adolescence: evidence from a large public works programme

Many low- and middle-income countries have introduced public works programs (PWPs) to fight poverty. This paper provides the first evidence that children from families who benefit from PWPs show increased foundational cognitive skills. The results, based on unique tablet-based data collected as part...

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Huvudupphovsmän: Freund, R, Favara, M, Porter, C, Behrman, J
Materialtyp: Journal article
Språk:English
Publicerad: Oxford University Press 2023

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