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Chapter 40 Food security and food assistance programs
Barrett, Christopher B. - In: Handbook of agricultural economics : volume 2, part B, …, (pp. 2103-2190). 2002
Widespread hunger and malnutrition persist today despite considerable growth in per capita food availability. This has prompted an evolving conceptualization of food security and of mechanisms to attain and maintain food security. This chapter discusses both food security and food assistance...
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Understanding the mechanisms through which an influential early childhood program boosted adult outcomes
Heckman, James J.; Pinto, Rodrigo; Savelyev, Peter - 2012
A growing literature establishes that high quality early childhood interventions targeted toward disadvantaged children have substantial impacts on later life outcomes. Little is known about the mechanisms producing these impacts. This paper uses longitudinal data on cognitive and personality...
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Understanding the Mechanisms Through Which an Influential Early Childhood Program Boosted Adult Outcomes
Heckman, James J.; Pinto, Rodrigo; Savelyev, Peter - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
A growing literature establishes that high quality early childhood interventions targeted toward disadvantaged children have substantial impacts on later life outcomes. Little is known about the mechanisms producing these impacts. This paper uses longitudinal data on cognitive and personality...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010887064
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Human Development in the Middle East and North Africa
Salehi-Isfahani, Djavad - Human Development Report Office, United Nations … - 2010
Middle East and North African countries (MENA) have achieved much to be proud of in human development. Falling child mortality and fertility have transformed family structures in most MENA countries. Despite important advances in health, education, and income, there are certain aspects human...
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Time or money: impact of parental employment on time that 4 to 5 year olds spend in language building activities
Brown, Jude; Bittman, Michael - In: Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE) 10 (2007) 3, pp. 149-165
Early childhood is a critical time for establishing the communication and literacy skills that shape children’s subsequent academic, social and employment opportunities. Debates around the family environments that support children’s optimal development, have focused on mothers’ workforce...
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Nutrition effects of the supermarket revolution on urban consumers and smallholder farmers in Kenya
Qaim, Matin; Andersson, Camilla I. M.; Chege, Christine … - 2014
Food systems in developing countries are transforming, involving a rapid expansion of supermarkets. This supermarket revolution may affect dietary patterns and nutrition, but empirical evidence is scarce. The few existing studies have analyzed implications for food consumers and producers...
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The Long-Term Cognitive Consequences of Early Childhood Malnutrition : The Case of Famine in Ghana
Ampaabeng, Samuel Kofi - 2013
together with test scores, we examine the long term cognitive effects of the 1983 famine on survivors. We show that differences … in intelligence test scores can be robustly explained by the differential impact of the famine in different parts of the … country and children under two years during the famine were most adversely affected. We also account for model uncertainty by …
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The long-term cognitive consequences of early childhood malnutrition: The case of famine in Ghana
Ampaabeng, Samuel K.; Tan, Chih Ming - In: Journal of Health Economics 32 (2013) 6, pp. 1013-1027
together with test scores, we examine the long-term cognitive effects of the 1983 famine on survivors. We show that differences … in intelligence test scores can be robustly explained by the differential impact of the famine in different parts of the … country and the impacts are most severe for children under two years of age during the famine. We also account for model …
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Aid and child health : local effects of aid on stunting in Malawi
Durevall, Dick; Isaksson, Ann-Sofie - 2022
Motivated by a recent setback in the fight against child malnutrition, this study explores whether aid projects help to reduce stunting, or impaired growth, among children in the local area. Focusing on Malawi, a country with very high stunting prevalence and for which we have access to...
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The Long-Term Cognitive Consequences of Early Childhood Malnutrition: The Case of Famine in Ghana
Ampaabeng, Samuel K.; Tang, Chih Ming - Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis (RCEA) - 2012
together with test scores, we examine the long-term cognitive effects of the 1983 famine on survivors. We show that differences … in intelligence test scores can be robustly explained by the differential impact of the famine in different parts of the … country and the impacts are most severe for children under two years of age during the famine. We also account for model …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010570280