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We report evidence of long-term adverse health impacts of in utero exposure to malnutrition based on survivors in their … Origin Hypothesis. We find that fetal exposure to malnutrition has large and long-lasting impacts on both physical health and … measures of mental acuity. Our findings on the health impacts of fetal malnutrition on middle-age survivors suggest that it …
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This paper examines the impact of potential fetal malnutrition on the academic proficiency of Muslim students in … Denmark. We account for the endogeneity of fetal malnutrition by using the exposure to the month of Ramadan during time in … exposure to malnutrition may not only hamper the cognitive development of children subject to such conditions, but it may also …
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malnutrition on sex of the child and infant mortality. In addition, we estimate the impact of malnutrition on post-famine pregnancy …
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Participating in and presenting gifts at funerals, weddings, and other ceremonies held by friends and neighbors have been regarded as social norms in many parts of the world for thousands of years. However, due to the reciprocal nature of gift giving, it is more burdensome for the poor to take...
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We find that second-generation effects of in utero and early childhood malnutrition on the school participation of the …
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Few studies have examined the "echo effect" of early-life shocks related to prenatal malnutrition, that is, whether the … legacy of such shocks is transmitted to the next generation. This study addresses this gap by leveraging extreme malnutrition … positive selection of sons born to mothers exposed to prenatal malnutrition during the famine and cultural aspects such as son …
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South Africa is one of only a handful of countries in which the prevalence of child stunting has increased over the period during which progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has been monitored. One explanation for this reversal is that Big Food retail chains have been...
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This paper provides evidence of effectiveness for performance pay among government caregivers to improve child health in India. In a controlled study of 160 daycare centers serving over 4,000 children, we randomly assign individual workers to receive either fixed bonuses or incentive payments...
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-6 years) enrolled in government day-care centers are given recipe books in the treatment group to reduce malnutrition in their …
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Marriages between blood relatives – also known as consanguineous unions – are widespread in North Africa, Central and West Asia and most parts of South Asia. Researchers have suggested that consanguinity has adverse effects on child development, but assessing its impact is not...
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