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Measuring the Critical Window for Cognitive Skill Formation and Physical Development in Nicaragua

Tania Barham
Karen Macours
John A. Maluccio
In Nicaragua, researchers compared the cognitive and health outcomes of boys whose families received conditional cash transfers in the first three years of their lives to those who received the transfers later. Exposing boys to the program during the first 1,000 days of life led to better cognitive...
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The Impact of Cognitive Stimulation and Nutritional Supplements on Early Childhood Development in Colombia

Orazio Attanasio
Camila Fernandez
Emla Fitzsimons
Sally Grantham-McGregor
Costas Meghir
Marta Rubio-Codina
Early childhood is an important time for both physical and neurological growth and development, but many children fail to reach their development potential. Researchers introduced an early childhood development program in Colombia to test the effects of psychosocial stimulation and micronutrient...
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Financial Trust Workshops to Encourage Savings Behaviors in Peru

Camila Navajas Ahumada
Sebastian Galiani
Paul Gertler
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation in rural Peru to assess the impact of providing a workshop designed to foster trust in banks on participants’ levels of trust, financial literacy, and saving and account use patterns of cash transfer recipients. Overall, participants who were offered the...