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Chapter 56 The Impact of Child Health and Nutrition on Education in Less Developed Countries
Glewwe, Paul; Miguel, Edward A. - In: Handbook of development economics : volume 4, (pp. 3561-3606). 2007
health and nutrition on education, describes estimation problems and potential solutions, and summarizes recent empirical …Hundreds of millions of children in less developed countries suffer from poor health and nutrition. Children in most … in developed countries. Recent research has shown that poor health and nutrition among children reduces their time in …
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Do constraints on women worsen child deprivations? : framework, measurement, and evidence from India
Posso, Alberto; Smith, Stephen C.; Ferrone, Lucia - 2019
's access to water, sanitation, housing, healthcare, nutrition, education and information. We identify causal impacts using a …
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Do constraints on women worsen child deprivations? : framework, measurement, and evidence from India
Posso, Alberto; Smith, Stephen C.; Ferrone, Lucia - 2019
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012165550
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An assessment of the effects of the 2002 food crisis on children's health in Malawi
Hartwig, Renate; Grimm, Michael - 2009
In 2002 Malawi experienced a serious shortage of cereals due to adverse climatic conditions. The World Food Programme assumed that about 2.1 to 3.2 million people were threatened of starvation at that time. However, not much research has been undertaken to investigate the actual consequences of...
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Are urban children really healthier?
Van de Poel, Ellen; O'Donnell, Owen; Van Doorslaer, Eddy - 2007
On average, child health outcomes are better in urban than in rural areas of developing countries. Understanding the nature and the causes of this rural-urban disparity is essential in contemplating the health consequences of the rapid urbanization taking place throughout the developing world...
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The measurement of food insecurity among children : review of literature and concept note
Fram, Maryah S.; Bernal, Jennifer; Frongillo, Edward A. - 2015
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Using agriculture to improve child health : promoting orange sweet potatoes reduces diarrhea
Jones, Kelly; De Brauw, Alan - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 74 (2015), pp. 15-24
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Impact of caregiver incentives on child health : evidence from an experiment with Anganwadi workers in Indi
Prakarsh Singh; Masters, William Alan - 2016
study arms receive nutrition information. We find that performance pay reduces the prevalence of underweight by about 5 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011517727
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Parental unemployment and child health in China
Pieters, Janneke; Rawlings, Samantha - 2016
This paper studies the causal effect of maternal and paternal unemployment on child health in China, analyzing panel data for the period 1997-2004, when the country underwent economic reforms leading to massive layoffs. We find that paternal unemployment reduces child health, while maternal...
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The determinants of inequality in child nutrition status : evidence from Jordan
Krafft, Caroline - In: Review of development economics : an essential resource … 26 (2022) 1, pp. 112-132
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