We study gender differences on cognitive functioning among older adults living in poverty. The data come from the Survey of Health and Wellbeing of the Elderly (ESBAM) which is the baseline survey to evaluate the Peru’s social pension program Pension 65. The results show that females are better off than males regarding episodic memory, but worse off in mental intactness. We do not find gender differences in the overall measure of cognition, but regional differences matter in favour of urban localities. The sizeable associations of education and quality of childhood nutrition with later-life cognition confirm the long-term impacts of early life developments on current outcomes, particularly in the case of females. Therefore, policies aimed at improving early childhood development are expected to have a positive impact in the quality of old-age.

We study gender differences on cognitive functioning among older adults living in poverty. The data come from the Survey of Health and Wellbeing of the Elderly (ESBAM) which is the baseline survey to evaluate the Peru’s social pension program Pension 65. The results show that females are better off than males regarding episodic memory, but worse off in mental intactness. We do not find gender differences in the overall measure of cognition, but regional differences matter in favour of urban localities. The sizeable associations of education and quality of childhood nutrition with later-life cognition confirm the long-term impacts of early life developments on current outcomes, particularly in the case of females. Therefore, policies aimed at improving early childhood development are expected to have a positive impact in the quality of old-age.

En este libro, los jóvenes toman literalmente la palabra. Con las voces de más de 15.000 jóvenes, de entre 15 y 24 años y en nueve países de la región, se dibuja aquí una radiografía precisa y alejada de lugares comunes que permite al lector aproximarse a su contexto y comprender mejor qué razones pesan cuando deben escoger entre la escuela y el trabajo, qué realidad existe más allá de ese término incómodo que define a los ninis y cuál es el grado de preparación real que tiene esta nueva generación de trabajadores al iniciar su incursión en el mercado laboral. Millennials en América Latina y el Caribe aporta nueva evidencia sobre las aspiraciones y expectativas y sobre el acervo de habilidades con el que cuentan los jóvenes latinoamericanos y caribeños. En un contexto como el actual, en el que la cuarta revolución industrial amenaza con dejar sin empleo a millones d...

Journal of Development Effectiveness, 1–14.

We study gender differences on cognitive functioning among older adults living in poverty. The data come from the Survey of Health and Wellbeing of the Elderly (ESBAM) which is the baseline survey to evaluate the Peru’s social pension program Pension 65. The results show that females are better off than males regarding episodic memory, but worse off in mental intactness. We do not find gender differences in the overall measure of cognition, but regional differences matter in favour of urban localities. The sizeable associations of education and quality of childhood nutrition with later-life cognition confirm the long-term impacts of early life developments on current outcomes, particularly in the case of females. Therefore, policies aimed at improving early childhood development are expected to have a positive impact in the quality of old-age.