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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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Synthèse: L'indice de la faim dans le monde 2014
von Grebmer, Klaus; Saltzman, Amy; Birol, Ekin; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
Le rapport de l’Indice de la faim dans le monde 2014 – neuvième édition – propose une mesure multidimensionnelle de la faim au niveau national, régional et mondial. Le GHI 2014 montre les progrès effectués en matière de réduction de la faim depuis 1990, mais des efforts restent à...
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2013 Welthunger-Index: Herausforderung Hunger: Widerstandsfähigkeit stärken Ernährung sichern
von Grebmer, Klaus; Headey, Derek; Bene, Christophe; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
Ungleichheit und der schlechte Ernährungszustand, das geringe Bildungsniveau und der niedrige gesellschaftliche Status von Frauen …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132601
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Synopsis: 2014 WeltHunger-Index: Herausforderung verborgener hunger
von Grebmer, Klaus; Saltzman, Amy; Birol, Ekin; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
Ein Jahr bevor die Frist zur Erreichung der Millenniums-Entwicklungsziele im Jahr 2015 abläuft, bietet der Welthunger-Index (WHI) einen facettenreichen Überblick über die Verbreitung des Hungers und trägt neue Erkenntnisse darüber in die weltweite Debatte, wie Hunger und Mangelernährung...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132602
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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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2013 Welthunger-Index: Herausforderung Hunger: Widerstandsfahigkeit starken Ernahrung sichern
von Grebmer, Klaus; Headey, Derek; Bene, Christophe; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Der Welthunger-Index-Bericht 2013 stellt die Resilienz Widerstandsfähigkeit in Theorie und Praxis in den Mittelpunkt. Nothilfe und Entwicklungszusammenarbeit hatten lange Schwierigkeiten zu verstehen, warum manche Menschen besser als andere mit Belastungen und Krisen zurechtkommen. Angesichts...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132816
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Welthunger-Index: Herausforderung Hunger: Ernährung sichern, wenn Land, Wasser und Energie knapp werden
von Grebmer, Klaus; Ringler, Claudia; Rosegrant, Mark W.; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132818