Adequate nutrition constitutes a cornerstone of human capital formation. Only a well-nourished and healthy child will … outcomes. In contrast, a low level of education might result in low adult productivity and income poverty, which in turn might … lead to malnutrition for the individual as well as his or her offspring. In this dissertation, I evaluate three approaches …

We analyze how the nutrition transition affects child malnutrition in developing countries. It is often assumed that … the nutrition transition affects child weight but not child growth, which could be one reason why child underweight … regressions show that the nutrition transition reduces child underweight, while no consistent effect on child overweight is found …

covers 5.8 million children in poor rural China and provides 6-24-month old children with a free nutrition supplement that …This paper examines the growth effect of one of the largest nutrition assistance programs in early life. The program … contains nine essential micronutrients. We utilize a phase-in procedure by county for identification and estimate its impact on …