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Butterly, John R - 2010

A timely and provocative look at the role political developments and the biology of nutrition play in world famine. …-1850] The Causes of Starvation -- Part II:The Crisis of Nutrition -- [3] The Basics of Nutrition -- [4] The Anatomy and … Physiology of Nutrition -- [5] Agriculture The Birth of Civilization . . .and Famine -- Lessons from the Great Irish Famine [1845 …

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Stunting and wasting in a growing economy:biological living standards in Portugal,1924-1994

Cermeño, Alexandra L.; Palma, Nuno; Pistola, Renato - 2021

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Evaluation study of the IFPRI/A4NH research program on Diet quality and health of the poor

Behrman, Jere R.; Ghosh, Shibani - 2019

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Health systems and nutrition in the time of COVID-19

Khan, Amir Ullah; Bali, Vinita - In: Journal of social and economic development 23 (2021), pp. 332-341

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Stunting and wasting in a growing economy : biological living standards in Portugal, 1924-1994

Cermeño, Alexandra L.; Palma, Nuno; Pistola, Renato - 2021

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The Income Elasticity for Nutrition : Evidence from Unconditional Cash Transfers in Kenya

Almås, Ingvild - 2019

We use a randomized controlled trial to study the effect of large income changes, through unconditional cash transfers, on the food share of expenditures and consumption of calories among poor households in rural Kenya. Our preferred estimate of the food elasticity following USD 709 transfers is...

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Stunting and wasting in a growing economy : biological living standards in Portugal, 1924-1994

Cermeño, Alexandra L.; Palma, Nuno; Pistola, Renato - 2021

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Cost and affordability of nutritious diets at retail prices : evidence from 177 countries

Bai, Yan; Alemu, Robel; Block, Steven; Headey, Derek; … - In: Food policy : economics planning and politics of food … 99 (2021), pp. 1-17

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Caloric Requirements and Food Consumption Patterns of the Poor

Eli, Shari - 2015

How much do calorie requirements vary across households and how do they affect food consumption patterns? Since caloric intake is a widely-used indicator of poverty and welfare, investigating changes in caloric requirements and food consumption patterns is important, especially for the poor....

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An examination of the adequacy of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit levels : impacts on food insecurity

Gundersen, Craig; Waxman, Elaine; Crumbaugh, Amy S. - In: Agricultural and resource economics review : ARER 48 (2019) 3, pp. 433-447

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