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20 Sep, 2018
From MDGs to SDGs: where next for Bangladesh?
Would you say that a country was likely to reach any of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) if it is affected by adverse geographical conditions, has a state apparatus perceived as chronically corrupt,...
17 Apr, 2018
Against the myth of ubiquity: reflections on five years of mobile phone diffusion research
If you follow tech news and research in the field of ‘information and communication technologies for development’ (ICT4D), you will sooner or later come across the idea that mobile phones are ubiquitous....
05 Mar, 2018
The varying burden of stunting: understanding physical growth during childhood and adolescence in Young Lives data
In 2016, more than 20% of the world’s under-5 year olds (155 million children overall) were stunted, or too short compared to healthy peers of...
29 Jun, 2017
Do aspirations and well-being matter for children’s outcomes? Lessons from Peru
The linkages between parent’s circumstances, well-being, and aspirations and their children’s outcomes is a fundamental question for social scientists and policymakers in countries at all levels of...
30 Jun, 2016
First thoughts on this year’s State of the World’s Children
Two big reports are out this week – first, UNICEFs ‘State of the World’s Children’ report, and second (given I write from the UK), the UK’s own annual official statistical report on low incomes within the...
01 Jun, 2016
Mind the gender gap(s): Young Lives evidence on gender and education
The new Young Lives research and policy findings on early marriage and teenage pregnancy launched in India recently have important implications for education, particularly for girls and their access to...