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Trade liberalization and children: Understanding and coping with children's vulnerabilities

Escobal, Javier - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007

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Agriculture, food safety, and foodborne diseases: understanding the links between agriculture and health

Todd, Ewen C. D.; Narrod, Clare - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006

"To improve the ability of farmers in developing countries to reduce the burden of foodborne illness, government agencies need to take the following steps: (1) Implement a farm-to-table approach to agricultural health by focusing efforts on the prevention of potential food safety and...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996967

Poverty, inequality, and welfare in a rapid-growth economy: The Chilean experience

Contreras, Dante - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996997

Increasing the effective participation of women in food and nutrition security in Africa

Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2004

more active measures in key areas such as control over land, water, and other assets, and investment in education, health …

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Is PROGRESA working?

Skoufias, Emmanuel; McClafferty, Bonnie - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2001

of PROGRESA on education, health, and nutrition as well as in other areas, such as women's status and work incentives. …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997135

Targeting the poor in Mexico

Skoufias, Emmanuel; de la Vega, Sergio; Davis, Benjamin - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2001

This report reevaluates PROGRESA's targeting methods since the program began adding beneficiary households through a process called “densification.” The authors first evaluate PROGRESA's accuracy in targeting both at the community and household levels. Second, they evaluate the targeting in...

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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 fail to acquire fine motor skills at the normal rate. Do the effects of nourishment—good or bad—in early childhood linger into adolescence and adulthood, or do they fade away...

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Child labor and school decisions in urban and rural areas

Ersado, Lire - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2002

"Child labor is widespread in developing countries, but its causes are debatable. Poverty is considered the primary reason, but many theoretical and empirical analyses show that other factors, such as lack of access to credit, poor school quality, and labor market opportunities play equal or...

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How effective are food for education programs?: A critical assessment of the evidence from developing countries

Adelman, Sarah W.; Gilligan, Daniel O.; Lehrer, Kim - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008

"The economic motivations for investing in the education and nutritional status of primary-school-aged children are … complementarities. However, in developing countries, poor and creditconstrained households routinely invest less in education and … nutrition than is privately or socially optimal. Food for education (FFE) programs, including meals served in school and take …

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Early childhood nutrition and academic achievement

Glewwe, Paul; Jocoby, Hanan; King, Elizabeth M. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1999

from birth until the end of their primary education. We find that malnourished children perform more poorly in school, even …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997248