May 26, 2021 You are here: Home / World Economic Forum / This unique, 20-year study followed the lives of 12,000 children in the developing world. Here’s what it discovered This unique, 20-year study followed the lives of 12,000 children in the developing world. Here’s what it discovered (Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Natalie Marchant, Writer, Formative Content A 20-year study led by the University of Oxford attempts to understand the causes and consequences of childhood poverty. Young Lives tracked the development of thousands of children in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Viet Nam.