. Changing retail environments and food choices may affect consumer diets and nutritional outcomes. Previous research suggested … that supermarkets may contribute to rising rates of obesity. However, most existing research looked at adult populations …. Here, we analyze effects of supermarkets on child nutrition with panel data from medium-sized towns in Kenya. Instrumental …

To overcome poverty, strengthening human development is crucial. However, today 250 million children younger than 5 … determinants of the height gap between children in India and sub-Saharan Africa as Jayachandran & Pande (2... …

revolution may affect dietary patterns and nutrition, but empirical evidence is scarce. The few existing studies have analyzed … contributes to overnutrition among adults, while reducing undernutrition among children. For farm households, supplying … supermarkets causes improvements in dietary quality. The results underline that supermarkets influence nutrition in multiple ways …

of the global poor and it will hence have to play a key role in the fight against global poverty. The first essay (co …-authored by Stephan Klasen) aims to solve a micro-macro paradox on the role of education for agricultural productivity. From a …

research has evaluated the pathways of women empowerment leading to it. This paper uses a household survey conducted in … status and her time spent with children. Exogenous status is captured by a composite index constructed with parental … improve child nutrition in households that are affected by a shock. …

Zambia, three neighboring countries in Southern Africa using the 1992 Demographic and Health Surveys. We estimate models of …

Despite recent improvements in economic performance, undernutrition rates in Africa appear to have improved much less … growth and reductions of child undernutrition in Africa. We do this by pooling all DHS surveys for African countries, control …