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Childhood shocks, safety nets and cognitive skills: Panel data evidence from rural Ethiopia:

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  • Berhane, Guush
  • Abay, Mehari Hiluf
  • Woldehanna, Tassew

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Using child-level panel data from rural areas of Ethiopia, this paper analyzes effects of both economic and non-economic shocks on child cognition skills measured after the early childhood age window.

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  • Berhane, Guush & Abay, Mehari Hiluf & Woldehanna, Tassew, 2015. "Childhood shocks, safety nets and cognitive skills: Panel data evidence from rural Ethiopia:," ESSP working papers 73, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
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    Children; Health; rural areas; social protection; safety nets; shocks; Cognitive skills; difference in differences;
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