New influential publication from the New York Academy of Sciences launched at UNICEF yesterday

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Dear readers,

We highly recommend you check out a new publication launched yesterday at UNICEF headquarters Every Child’s Potential: Integrating Nutrition and Early Childhood Development Interventions (see video of the launching event here)

Wealth Gradients in Early Childhood Cognitive Development in Five Latin American Countries

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Research from the United States shows that gaps in early cognitive and non-cognitive ability appear early in the life cycle. Little is known about this important question for developing countries. This paper provides new evidence of sharp differences in cognitive development by socioeconomic status in early childhood for five Latin American countries. To help with comparability, we use the same measure of receptive language ability for all five countries.

Why Is This the IDB’s Most-Read Blog?

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The answer to the question posed in the title mostly lies in the fact that you, our readers, recognize the importance of the early years of life in the proper development of children in Latin America and the Caribbean, thus making it possible for the region to grow with equity and productivity. Because you have opinions and comments that other readers value and enjoy sharing. And because you have lots of ideas that help us to enrich the child development programs that the IDB supports throughout the region.

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