Wealth Gradients in Early Childhood Cognitive Development in Five Latin American Countries

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dc.creatorSchady, Norbert
dc.creatorBehrman, Jere
dc.creatorAraujo, Maria Caridad
dc.creatorAzuero, Rodrigo
dc.creatorBernal, Raquel
dc.creatorBravo, David
dc.creatorLopez-Boo, Florencia
dc.creatorMacours, Karen
dc.creatorMarshall, Daniela
dc.creatorPaxson, Christina
dc.creatorVakis, Renos
dc.date2014-03-18T21:17:35Z
dc.date2014-03-18T21:17:35Z
dc.date2014-02
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:58:26Z
dc.descriptionResearch 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 five countries. It finds important differences in development in early childhood across countries, and steep socioeconomic gradients within every country. For the three countries where panel data to follow children over time exists, there are few substantive changes in scores once children enter school. These results are robust to different ways of defining socioeconomic status, to different ways of standardizing outcomes, and to selective non-response on the measure of cognitive development.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/02/18983740/wealth-gradients-early-childhood-cognitive-development-five-latin-american-countries
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17328
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-6779
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/413712
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6779
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNT
dc.subjectACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectAVERAGE SCORE
dc.subjectCHILD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE ABILITY
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE OUTCOMES
dc.subjectCRIMINAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectCULTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENTAL POTENTIAL
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH
dc.subjectDROPOUTS
dc.subjectDRUGS
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
dc.subjectEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHOME VISITS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ASSETS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIMPORTANT POLICY
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFANT HEALTH
dc.subjectKINDERGARTEN
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLANGUAGE ABILITY
dc.subjectLANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectLEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMEMORY
dc.subjectMODELING
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectPARENTAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectPLACE OF RESIDENCE
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPRESCHOOLERS
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectRADIO
dc.subjectREADING
dc.subjectRECALL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectSCHOOL YEARS
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectSOCIAL STATUS
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectTEENAGE PREGNANCY
dc.subjectTV
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectYOUNG AGES
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.subjectYOUNGER CHILDREN
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.titleWealth Gradients in Early Childhood Cognitive Development in Five Latin American Countries

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