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Early child development and the socio-economic gap.
These slides accompanied a presentation at an event organised by the Colombian government on 26 March 2012 in Bogota.
Authors
Marta Rubio Codina
Research Associate
Marta is a Research Associate, working at the Centre for Evaluation of Development Policies at IFS and at the Inter-American Development.
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- IFS
Suggested citation
Rubio Codina, M. (2012). 'Desarrollo infantil temprano y brecha socio-económica' [Presentation]. Bogota: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/desarrollo-infantil-temprano-y-brecha-socio-economica (accessed: 24 April 2024).
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