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Hennepin County, Minnesota: Improving Food Stamp, Medicaid, and SCHIP Participation: Strategies and Challenges. Final Report.
Darnell, Julie; Merrill, Angela - Mathematica Policy Research - 2002
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010609611
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Remittances and the human capital of children: New evidence from Kyrgyzstan during revolution and financial crisis, 2005–2009
Kroeger, Antje; Anderson, Kathryn H. - In: Journal of Comparative Economics 42 (2014) 3, pp. 770-785
We analyze the effect of the receipt of remittances on the education and health of children in Kyrgyzstan during a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010931322
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Grain inflation: Identifying agent discretion in response to a conditional school nutrition program
Linden, Leigh L.; Shastry, Gauri Kartini - In: Journal of Development Economics 99 (2012) 1, pp. 128-138
Many incentive programs rely on local agents with significant discretion to allocate benefits. We estimate the degree of discretion exercised by teachers within a conditional transfer program designed to improve nutrition and encourage student attendance in Mumbai, India. The program allocates...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010599701
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Physical Activity and Nutrition: Family Routines and Program Practices in LAUP
Aikens, Nikki; Sprachman, Susan; Bernstein, Sara; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013
Childhood obesity is a growing health problem in the United States that has captured the attention of researchers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011101049
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2014 Facts and Findings
Mathematica Policy Research; Mathematica Policy Research - 2014
Highlights of some of our work released in 2014,which can offer valuable policy guidance for decision makers in the face of complexity.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011101217
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Does easily accessible nutritional labelling increase consumption of healthy meals away from home? : a field experiment measuring the impact of a point-of-purchase healthy symbol o...
Thunström, Linda; Nordström, Jonas - In: Acta agriculturae Scandinavica / C : an official … 8 (2011) 4, pp. 200-207
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009554614
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Are the effects of height on well-being a tall tale?
Denny, Kevin - 2015
Numerous papers have documented a positive association between height and good physical health and also with good … that the results are quite sensitive to the inclusion of controls reflecting demographics, human capital and health status …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011392110
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Are the effects of height on well-being a tall tale?
Denny, Kevin - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011416294
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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
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011372665
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Cash transfers and child nutrition : what we know and what we need to know
De Groot, Richard; Palermo, Tia; Handa, Sudhanshu; … - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011372681