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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 …
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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...
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Intrahousehold allocation and gender relations
Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Maluccio, John A. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2000
education and children's clothing. We also examine individual-level education outcomes and find that parents do not have … not pool their income. Moreover, the collective model predicts that intrahousehold allocations reflect differences in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997203
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Intrahousehold allocation and gender relations
Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Maluccio, John A. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2000
education and children's clothing. We also examine individual-level education outcomes and find that parents do not have … not pool their income. Moreover, the collective model predicts that intrahousehold allocations reflect differences in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037789
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Indice globale della fame: La sfida della fame 2013: Sviluppare la resilienza delle comunita per la sicurezza alimentare e nutrizionale
von Grebmer, Klaus; Headey, Derek; Bene, Christophe; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
L Indice Globale della Fame 2013 (GHI), relativo ai dati del periodo 2008-2012, mostra che la fame mondiale e diminuita di un terzo rispetto al 1990. Nonostante i progressi, il livello della fame nel mondo rimane "grave", con 870 milioni di persone a soffrirne, secondo le stime...
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2013 Global Hunger Index: The challenge of hunger: Building resilience to achieve food and nutrition security
von Grebmer, Klaus; Headey, Derek; Bene, Christophe; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The 2013 Global Hunger Index (GHI), which reflects data from the period 2008 to 2012, shows that global hunger has improved since 1990, falling by one-third. Despite the progress made, the level of hunger in the world remains serious, with 870 million people going hungry, according to estimates...
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Indice de la faim dans le monde 2013: Le defi de la faim: Construire la resilience pour une sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle durabl
von Grebmer, Klaus; Headey, Derek; Bene, Christophe; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010755496
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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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2013 Global Hunger Index: The challenge of hunger: Building resilience to achieve food and nutrition security
von Grebmer, Klaus; Headey, Derek; Bene, Christophe; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
The 2013 Global Hunger Index (GHI) report—the eighth in an annual series—presents a multidimensional measure of national, regional, and global hunger. It shows that the world has made some progress in reducing hunger since 1990, but still has far to go. The 2013 GHI report focuses...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010700929
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The impact of an experimental nutritional intervention in childhood on education among Guatemalan adults:
Maluccio, John A.; Hoddinott, John; Behrman, Jere R.; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"Studies have shown that malnourished children in developing countries score lower on tests of cognitive function and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997174