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The nutritional returns to parental education:
Alderman, Harold; Headey, Derek D. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
analysis of child growth data for approximately 99,000 children in 19 countries with some of the highest burdens of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114784
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Food prices and poverty reduction in the long run:
Headey, Derek D. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
Standard microeconomic methods consistently suggest that, in the short run, higher food prices increase poverty in developing countries. In contrast, macroeconomic models that allow for an agricultural supply response and consequent wage adjustments suggest that the poor ultimately benefit from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010755486
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Cows, missing milk markets and nutrition in rural Ethiopia:
Hoddinott, John F.; Headey, Derek D.; Dereje, Mekdim - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
nutritional considerations, in addition to income and risk factors. These imperfections create the potential for farm assets to … have direct dietary impacts on nutrition in addition to any indirect effects via income. We test this hypothesis for the … an important source of animal-based proteins and micronutrients for young children …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010762101
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The other asian enigma: Explaining the rapid reduction of undernutrition in Bangladesh:
Headey, Derek D.; Hoddinott, John F.; Ali, Disha; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
South Asia has long been synonymous with persistent and unusually high rates of child undernutrition—the so-called Asian enigma. Yet contrary to this stereotype, Bangladesh has managed to sustain a rapid reduction in the rate of child undernutrition for at least two decades. In this paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132694
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Understanding the rapid reduction of undernutrition in Nepal, 2001-2011:
Headey, Derek D.; Hoddinott, John F. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
Given recent interest in reducing undernutrition–particularly the role of nutrition-sensitive policies–this paper aims to quantitatively understand this surprising success story by analyzing the 2001, 2006, and 2011 rounds of Nepal’s Demographic Health Surveys. To do so, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132707
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Summary of Cows, missing milk markets and nutrition in rural Ethiopia:
Hoddinott, John F.; Headey, Derek D.; Dereje, Mekdim - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
nutritional considerations, in addition to income and risk factors. These imperfections create the potential for farm assets to … have direct dietary impacts on nutrition in addition to any indirect effects via income. We test this hypothesis for the … an important source of animal-based proteins and micronutrients for young children. We find that cow ownership raises …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132775
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An analysis of trends and determinants of child undernutrition in Ethiopia, 2000â€2011:
Headey, Derek D. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
populations in the world. In 2000 over half of Ethiopian preschool children were stunted (height for age z-scores (HAZ) of -2 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114766
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Agriculture, nutrition, and the Green Revolution in Bangladesh:
Headey, Derek D.; Hoddinott, John F. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
yields significantly explain weight gain in young children but not linear growth. The authors further show that rice yields … have large and positive effects on the timely introduction of complementary foods for young children but not on dietary …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011200214