Moving On, Staying Behind, Getting Lost: Lessons on Poverty Mobility from Longitudinal Data. by Dercon, S, Shapiro, J

Moving On, Staying Behind, Getting Lost: Lessons on poverty mobility from longitudinal data. by Dercon, S, Shapiro, J

School meals as a safety net : an evaluation of the Midday Meal Scheme in India by Singh, A, Park, A, Dercon, S

“…This study uses newly available longitudinal data from the state of Andhra Pradesh in India to estimate the impact of the introduction of a national midday meal program on anthropometric z-scores of primary school students and investigates whether the program ameliorated the deterioration of health in young children caused by a severe drought. …”

School meals as a safety net: An evaluation of the midday meal scheme in India by Singh, A, Park, A, Dercon, S

“…This study uses newly available longitudinal data from the State of Andhra Pradesh in India to assess the impact of the introduction of a national midday meal programme on the anthropometric z-scores of primary school students, and investigates whether the programme had any impact on ameliorating the deterioration of health in young children resulting from a severe drought. …”

Growth and chronic poverty: Evidence from rural communities in Ethiopia. by Dercon, S, Hoddinott, J, Woldehanna, T

“…In this paper, we explore this question using a 15-year longitudinal data set from Ethiopia. We compare the findings of an empirical growth model with those derived from a model of the determinants of chronic poverty. …”

Height in mid childhood and psychosocial competencies in late childhood : evidence from four developing countries by Dercon, S, Sanchez, A

“…<p>We use longitudinal data from children growing up in four developing countries (Peru, India, Vietnam, Ethiopia) to study the relationship between height at the age of 7 to 8 and a set of psychosocial competencies measured at the age of 11 to 12 that are known to be correlated with earnings during adulthood: self-efficacy, self-esteem and aspirations. …”

Migration and Economic Mobility in Tanzania: Evidence from a Tracking Survey. by Beegle, K, Weerdt, J, Dercon, S

“…This study explores the extent to which migration has contributed to improved living standards of individuals in Tanzania. Using longitudinal data on individuals, the authors estimate the impact of migration on consumption growth between 1991 and 2004. …”

Migration and Economic Mobility in Tanzania: Evidence from a Tracking Survey. by Beegle, K, Weerdt, J, Dercon, S

“…This study explores the extent to which migration has contributed to improved living standards of individuals in Tanzania. Using longitudinal data on individuals, the authors estimate the impact of migration on consumption growth between 1991 and 2004. …”

Long-term implications of under-nutrition on psychosocial competencies: evidence from four developing countries by Dercon, S, Sanchez, A

“…Motivated by suggestions from the medical literature and by the skills formation model proposed by Cunha and Heckman (2007, 2008), in this paper we use longitudinal data from children growing up in developing country contexts to study the role of early nutritional history in shaping these skills. …”

Managing teachers in low-income countries by Karachiwalla, N

“…Chapter 6 explores the link between the distribution of teachers in the labour market, caste differences between teachers and students, and child learning outcomes. Using rich longitudinal data from Pakistan that allows me to convincingly identify the causal effects of caste on learning outcomes, I show how the distribution of teachers across public schools induces particular matches of high and low caste teachers and students, and that these matches are highly predictive of test score outcomes. …”