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Cognitive Labor by Measures for Advancing Gender Equality (MAGNET) Initiative

“…By increasing the availability of innovative meaningful measures of agency for a broad range of contexts, we hope our work will lead to an improved understanding of what women’s agency is, how it manifests and how it can best be measured across contexts given the research question at hand. Cognitive labor refers to the mental work associated with anticipating the needs of family members (especially children), identifying options for meeting those needs, deciding among the options, and monitoring the results of those decisions (Daminger 2019). …”
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Gender and Occupation: Automatic Cognition Test by Measures for Advancing Gender Equality (MAGNET) Initiative

“…By increasing the availability of innovative meaningful measures of agency for a broad range of contexts, we hope our work will lead to an improved understanding of what women’s agency is, how it manifests and how it can best be measured across contexts given the research question at hand. This tool, Gender and Occupation: Automatic Cognition Test, captures ‘automatic cognition’ (i.e., cognition that is fast, effortless, and occurs with little conscious awareness) regarding the gendered nature of specific activities and occupations. …”
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The effect of height on earnings: Is stature just a proxy for cognitive and non-cognitive skills? by Bossavie, Laurent, Alderman, Harold, Giles, John, Mete, Cem

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Socio‑cognitive constraints and opportunities for sustainable intensification in South Asia: insights from fuzzy cognitive mapping in coastal Bangladesh by Aravindakshan, Sreejith, Krupnik, Timothy J., Shahrin, Sumona, Tittonell, Pablo Adrian, Siddique, Kadambot H. M., Ditzler, Lenora, Groot, Jeroen C.J.

“…In addition, the study underscores the need for micro-farming systems-level research to assess the context-based feasibility of introduced interventions as perceived by farmers of different farm types.…”
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The Impact of Cash and Food Transfers Linked to Preschool Enrollment on Child Nutrition and Cognitive Outcomes by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The program provides substantially larger food rations than most programs (representing 1/3 of children's daily caloric needs and 99% of iron intake requirements).The key research objectives are:Impact on the treated: Assess the effectiveness of the program at improving nutritional status, education and cognitive and learning outcomes for school-age children, with particular attention to the anemia status of older school-age girls .Impact on untreated but nutritionally vulnerable sub-groups: Assess the effectiveness of the program at reducing anemia prevalence in mothers and younger siblings.Optimal program design: Assess the differential impacts of a program in which children are fed at school compared with one in which they are given dry rations to bring home.…”
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“How are my age and cows related?” Cognitive interviewing as a tool to pretest survey questions in two limited resource settings by Wenemark, Marika, Ngwili, Nicholas, Ndoboli, Dickson, Wieland, Barbara, Roesel, Kristina

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The cognitive link between geography and development: Iodine deficiency and schooling attainment in Tanzania by Field, Erica Marie, Robles, Omar, Torero, Máximo

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Project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture: Results from cognitive testing in Myanmar by Lambrecht, Isabel B., Sproule, Kathryn, Synt, Nang Lun Kham, Ei Win, Hnin, Win, Khin Zin

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Stakeholder perceptions on potential of irrigation to adapt to climate change in mixed farming systems of the Mid-Hills of Nepal: Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping study with farmers, extension and researchers– Summary Report by Vissers, Lisa, Shrestha, Nirman, Mponela, Powell, KC, Jibesh, Lopez Ridaura, Santiago, Groot, Jeroen C. J., Kafla, Sagar, Koirala, Pankaj

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Evidence from Rwanda showed that consumption of iron biofortified beans had a positive effect on cognitive performance of young women by CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health

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Relation between education, cognitive abilities and wages in the informal sector in Greater Khartoum (Sudan) by Salih, Mohamed

“…The research showed a correlation between education and wages in the informal sector in Khartoum (p= 0.012). …”
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The relationship of preterm and small for gestational age with child cognition during school-age years by Nguyen, Phuong Thi, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Tran, Lan Mai, Khuong, Long Quynh, Nguyen, Son Van, Young, Melissa F., DiGirolamo, Ann, Ramakrishnan, Usha

“…Background Children born preterm and/or small for gestational age (SGA) are at increased risk of poor cognitive outcomes, particularly in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). …”
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Childhood shocks, safety nets and cognitive skills: Panel data evidence from rural Ethiopia by Berhane, Guush, Abay, Mehari Hiluf, Woldehanna, Tassew

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Sins of the fathers: The intergenerational legacy of the 1959-1961 Great Chinese Famine on children's cognitive development by Tan, Chih Ming, Tan, Zhibo, Zhang, Xiaobo

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Smog in our brains: Gender differences in the impact of exposure to air pollution on cognitive performance in China by Chen, Xi, Zhang, Xiaobo, Zhang, Xin

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What determines adult cognitive skills?: Impacts of preschooling, schooling, and post-schooling experiences in Guatemala by Behrman, Jere R., Hoddinott, John F., Maluccio, John, Soler-Hampejsek, Erica, Behrman, Emily L., Martorell, Reynaldo, Ramirez-Zea, Manuel, Stein, Aryeh D.

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Synopsis, Childhood shocks, safety nets and cognitive skills: Panel data evidence from rural Ethiopia by Berhane, Guush, Abay, Mehari Hiluf, Woldehanna, Tassew

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It’s all in the stars: The Chinese zodiac and the effects of parental investments on offspring’s cognitive and noncognitive skill development by Tan, Chih Ming, Wang, Xiao, Zhang, Xiaobo

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Using Stakeholder Cognitive Maps to Inform the Implementation of IRRI’s HER+ West Bengal Livestock Learning Lab by Goswami, R., Singh, K., Mukhopadhyay, P., Chadha, D., Puskur, Ranjitha, Gartaula, H.N.

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Asymmetric information on non-cognitive skills in the Indian labor market: An experiment using an online job portal by Yamauchi, Futoshi, Nomura, Shinsaku, Imaizumi, Saori, Areias, Ana C, Chowdhury, Afra R

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