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3by Whetten, Justin Fontenla, Matías Villa, Kira Published in Oxford development studies (03.04.2019)“...This article investigates the effect of the conditional cash transfer program Oportunidades on rural enrollment/completion in higher education, ten years after...”
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4by Bucheli, José R Bohara, Alok K Villa, Kira Published in Journal of international development (01.04.2018)“...We examine the impact of rural road construction on multidimensional poverty by using Nepal's Demographic and Health Survey and a difference‐in‐differences...”
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5by Kira M. Villa Christopher B. Barrett David R. Just Published in American journal of agricultural economics (01.07.2011)“...This article explores intrahousehold dietary diversity allocation within pastoralist households in eastern Africa. We estimate income elasticities of dietary...”
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6“...Using data from NLSS III, we estimate nutrient‐income elasticities for macronutrients, vitamins, and minerals. We further allow for differential nutrient...”
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7“...We examine the birth order effects on health status for a sample of children aged 1–18 years in South Africa. Using a mother fixed-effects specification, we...”
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8by Villa, Kira M Published in Economics and human biology (01.11.2017)“...•Health and cognition exhibit strong self-productivity especially in later childhood.•Early life's importance to adult human capital is due to its importance...”
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10by Just, David R Barrett, Christopher B Villa, Kira M Published in Journal of African economies (01.03.2011)“...In this paper, we explore the relationship between dietary diversity and income in pastoralist households in East Africa. Previous estimates of income...”
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13“...In recent decades, rural China has experienced a rapid increase in boarding school enrollment rates and in the population of left-behind children (LBC) (i.e.,...”
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14by Villa, Kira“...Recently and emerging literature in economics highlights the importance of early childhood well-being and what are know as "noncognitive" skills to economic...”
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18“...Women represent the majority of informal sector workers in developing countries. This is especially true in Sub-Saharan Africa where early childbearing rates...”
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