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In 1984, the world was shocked at the scale of a famine in Ethiopia that caused over half a million deaths, making it … paper provides the first estimates the long-term impact of the famine twenty years later, on the height of young adults aged … studies, famine intensity is measured at the household level, while impacts are assessed using a difference …
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In 1984, the world was shocked at the scale of a famine in Ethiopia that caused over half a million deaths, making it … provides the first estimates the long-term impact of the famine twenty years later, on the height of young adults aged 19 …-22 years who experienced this severe shock as infants during the crisis. An innovative feature of the analysis is that famine …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011084497
Ethiopia) to measure the conflict's impact on children's health in both nations. The identification strategy uses event data to …-scores, with the children in the war-instigating and losing country (Eritrea) suffering more than the winning nation (Ethiopia …
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exposure to the 1983-85 Ethiopian famine as an exogenous shock, I examine the inter-generational health effects of early … exposure to famine. Linking the Ethiopian Socioeconomic Survey with the 1984 Ethiopian Census, I show that both in utero and … early childhood (age 0-3) exposure to the 1983-85 Ethiopian famine increases the probability of stunting and reduces the …
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children from Ethiopia, who were surveyed at ages eight, twelve and fifteen. Children's endowment is measured by scores on …
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children from Ethiopia, who were surveyed at ages eight, twelve and fifteen. Children's endowment is measured by scores on …
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This paper studies the effect of women's higher education on fertility outcomes in Ethiopia. We exploit an abrupt …
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This paper investigates the preference of parents for inter-child allocation of education investment in Ethiopia. It …
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among peasants in Ada and Selale districts of the Central highlands of Ethiopia. The results indicate that Ada farmers …
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We examine the nutritional status of a cohort of poor Ethiopian children and their patterns of catch-up growth in height-for-age between three key development stages: age one, five and eight. We use ordinary least squares (within community) and instrumental variables analysis. During the...
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