What is the real impact of schooling on age of first union and age of first parenting ? New evidence from Guatemala [PDF]
The ages of first union and of first parenting are of considerable interest, not only because of their implications for individual welfare and well-being over the life cycle, but also because they are strongly associated with fertility patterns that are ...
Behrman, Jere R. +4 more
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Consumo y conocimiento actual de una bebida fermentada tradicional en Ixtapan del Oro, México: la sambumbia [PDF]
, 2012 This ar- ticle deals with some issues on the consumption, prepa- ration and current relevance of sambumbia, a tradi- tional fermented drink known since XVIII century in three communities in Ixtapan del Oro, State of Mexico.
BARRERA GARCIA, VERONICA DANIELA +9 more
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PROCESO PRODUCTIVO TRADICIONAL DEL PINOLE ELABORADO CON MAÍZ NATIVO Y LA INCIDENCIA EN EL DESARROLLO LOCAL DE SAN VICENTE LACHIXÌO, OAXACA. [PDF]
, 2018 En la actualidad los cambios a nivel local han trascendido con mucha lentitud, sin embargo en las últimas décadas éste ha sido una de las estrategias más poderosas que poseen los países en vías de desarrollo para lograr su independencia de los países ...
Molina Sánchez, Isidra
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Brains versus Brawn: Labor Market Returns to Intellectual and Health Human Capital in a Poor Developing Country [PDF]
Previous studies report that adult height has significant associations with wages even controlling for schooling. But schooling and height are imperfect measures of adult cognitive skills (“brains”) and strength (“brawn”); further they are not exogenous.
Jere R. Behrman +3 more
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Prevalencia de obesidad y hábitos alimentarios desde el enfoque de género: el caso de Dzutóh, Yucatán, México [PDF]
, 2014 El objetivo del estudio fue identificar el esta - do nutricional y los hábitos de alimentación desde un enfoque de género en la selección, preparación y consumo de los alimentos de una comunidad maya en el estado de Yuca - tán, México.
Alina Dioné Marín Cárdenas +2 more
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The impact of an experimental nutritional intervention in childhood on education among Guatemalan adults: [PDF]
"Studies have shown that malnourished children in developing countries score lower on tests of cognitive function and fail to acquire fine motor skills at the normal rate.
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The consequences of early childhood growth failure over the life course: [PDF]
This paper examines the impact over the life course of early childhood growth failure as measured by achieved height at 36 months. It uses data collected on individuals who participated in a nutritional supplementation trial between 1969 and 1977 in ...
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Gastronomía y cultura en la Ruta de Las Flores [PDF]
, 2015 Como resultado de una investigación socio territorial, este artículo contiene aspectos relevantes relacionados con la gastronomía y la cultura salvadoreña en particular de la Ruta de las Flores, ubicada en la zona occidental del país.
Ventura Santos, Salomé Danilo
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Are returns to mothers' human capital realized in the next generation?: The impact of mothers' intellectual human capital and long-run nutritional status on children's human capital in Guatemala [PDF]
"Many prior studies find significant cross-sectional positive ordinary least squares (OLS) associations between maternal human capital (usually maternal schooling attainment) and children's human capital (usually children's schooling, but in some cases ...
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