Wealth gradients in early childhood cognitive development in five Latin American countries (English)

Research from the United States shows that gaps in early cognitive and noncognitive abilities appear early in the life cycle. Little is known about this important question for developing countries. This paper provides new evidence of sharp differences in cognitive development by socioeconomic status in early childhood for five Latin American countries. To help with comparability, the paper uses the same measure of receptive language ability for all...

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Schady,Norbert Rudiger;

Behrman,Jere R.;

Araujo,Maria Caridad;

Azuero,, Rodrigo;

Bernal,Raquel;

Bravo, David;

Lopez Boo,Florencia;

Macours,Karen;

Marshall, Daniela;

Paxson,Christina H.;

Vakis,Renos;
Document Date
2014/02/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS6779
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Latin America,
Disclosure Date
2014/02/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Wealth gradients in early childhood cognitive development in five Latin American countries
Keywords
standard deviation

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Schady,Norbert Rudiger; Behrman,Jere R.; Araujo,Maria Caridad; Azuero,, Rodrigo; Bernal,Raquel; Bravo, David; Lopez Boo,Florencia; Macours,Karen; Marshall, Daniela; Paxson,Christina H.; Vakis,Renos.

Wealth gradients in early childhood cognitive development in five Latin American countries (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 6779 Washington, DC: World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/323711468263939851

Wealth gradients in early childhood cognitive development in five Latin American countries (English)

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