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In this paper we estimate the causal effects of conflict on dietary energy supply in Côte d'Ivoire. To identify the … true impact of conflict, we use prewar and post-war household data bracketing the conflict period and the spatial variation … in the prevalence of conflict between the North and South regions. Our second identification strategy uses the specific …
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linkages between conflict, food insecurity, and food price shocks in Afghanistan. Spatial mappings of the raw data reveal large … variations in levels of food insecurity and conflict across the country; surprisingly, food insecurity is not higher in conflict … conflict in the province where the household is located. We find robust evidence that households in provinces with higher …
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evaluation is best conducted either by comparing mean outcomes from a randomized intervention or by using econometric techniques …
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We investigate the impact of increases in wheat flour prices on household food security using unique nationally-representative data collected in Afghanistan from 2007 to 2008. We use a new estimator, the Unconditional Quantile Regression (UQR) estimator, based on influence functions to examine...
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. While such diversification is often beneficial for household incomes, the consequences for household nutrition are less … livelihood diversification affects nutrition is still scarce. To address this gap, we first develop a conceptual framework that … market access in explaining household nutrition. Then, we use panel data from the rural-urban interface (RUI) of Bangalore in …
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revolution may affect dietary patterns and nutrition, but empirical evidence is scarce. The few existing studies have analyzed … supermarkets causes improvements in dietary quality. The results underline that supermarkets influence nutrition in multiple ways …
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family has a sufficient amount of food, and deteriorated child nutrition. There is also a differential effect between … vulnerable groups that are most likely to benefit from programs designed to provide sufficient nutrition to the population. …
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The Republic of Yemen has undergone a profound transformation following the escalation of conflict in March 2015. There … poor welfare outcomes contrasts with evidence from other conflict settings, and further contrasts with the rationale …
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The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant changes in where people work, eat and socialise. We use novel data on the food and non-alcoholic drink purchases from stores, takeaways, restaurants and other outlets to quantify the impact of the pandemic on the diets of a large, representative panel...
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