This article reports the main findings of a study conducted during 1992, evaluating the nutritional impact of a preventive subprogram of the National Complementary Feeding Program, PNAC, run by the Ministry of Health in Chile, for preschool children. This

The results from econometric estimating of female labor supply in Santiago, Chile, are presented in this paper. They are based on primary data collected through a survey applied in October of 1985 to over 3,000 households. The questionnaire used in the su

Experimental studies and reported low calorie income elasticities suggest that private benefits from increased food intake must diverge from the social benefits envisioned by the proponents of food transfer programs. That families with malnourished childr

Data from a cross sectional survey of thirty rural communities in Veraguas province in Panama were used for the econometric estimation of household production and consumption behavior. The model of the household included household production activities-nu

La compatibilización entre el desarrollo agropecuario, la reducción de la pobreza rural y la conservación de los recursos naturales y del medio ambiente constituye uno de los más importantes desafíos que actualmente enfrenta la humanidad. En 1995 el Instituto Internacional de...

La compatibilización entre el desarrollo agropecuario, la reducción de la pobreza rural y la conservación de los recursos naturales y del medio ambiente constituye uno de los más importantes desafíos que actualmente enfrenta la humanidad. En 1995 el Instituto Internacional de...