Implementation of evidence-based interventions to control obesity is regarded as a public health priority. In this … working paper, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness evidence of sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes, nutrition labeling … effective and cost-effective intervention for obesity prevention and control. Regarding nutrition labeling, current evidence …

This paper studies the causal effect of maternal and paternal unemployment on child health in China, analyzing panel … paternal unemployment reduces child health, while maternal unemployment has beneficial child health impacts. Analysis of … certain health investments, including children's diets. Our results support the notion that traditional gender roles can …

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 and in targeting resources appropriately to raise population health. We …

management for improved health and nutrition. We focus on rural and peri-urban areas of the developing world, where multi … the trade-offs between specific uses and their implications for health and nutrition, based on the gender and age of … agricultural activities, and health and nutrition. To that end, we compile data from four household surveys we collected in the …

This paper estimates flexible child health production functions to investigate whether better water, sanitation and … hygiene (WASH) practices make nutrition intake more productive for children aged 6-24 months. Using cohort data, with detailed … information on nutrition intake and WASH investments, and a control function approach to account for endogeneity of inputs, we …