How costly are droughts to individuals' nutrition in Africa? We measure severe droughts using a detailed satellite …

Madagascar, this paper begins by briefly discussing economic and institutional diversification and presenting a simple model of … Madagascar and elsewhere. By comparing Madagascar with its peers, the paper aims to identify policies and strategies that can … foster economic and institutional diversification and to suggest pathways for Madagascar to promote the welfare of its people …

expectancy increased at the same time that nutrition decreased, indicating that the most important source of increased life … expectancy was not improved nutrition. Physically active farmers had greater BMRs and received more calories per day than workers … in other occupations. White diets, nutrition, and calories varied by residence, and whites in the rural Deep South …

rates and calories varied with economic development. During the 19th century, black physical activity and net nutrition … expectancy was not likely due to improved nutrition. Physically active farmers had greater BMRs and received more calories per … day than workers in other occupations. Black diets, nutrition, and calories varied by residence, and rural blacks in the …

nutrition of their offspring. In this setting we demonstrate that relatively high metabolic costs of fertility, which may have …

We assess the impact of the 2010 Haiti earthquake on children's nutrition and education. We combine geo-coded shaking …

-random variation from an insurance expansion targeted at poor households in Peru to investigate its effects on nutrition related …