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We investigate the impact of increases in wheat flour prices on household food security using unique nationally-representative data collected in Afghanistan from 2007 to 2008. We use a new estimator, the Unconditional Quantile Regression (UQR) estimator, based on influence functions to examine...
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. While such diversification is often beneficial for household incomes, the consequences for household nutrition are less … livelihood diversification affects nutrition is still scarce. To address this gap, we first develop a conceptual framework that … market access in explaining household nutrition. Then, we use panel data from the rural-urban interface (RUI) of Bangalore in …
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revolution may affect dietary patterns and nutrition, but empirical evidence is scarce. The few existing studies have analyzed … supermarkets causes improvements in dietary quality. The results underline that supermarkets influence nutrition in multiple ways …
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family has a sufficient amount of food, and deteriorated child nutrition. There is also a differential effect between … vulnerable groups that are most likely to benefit from programs designed to provide sufficient nutrition to the population. …
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The Republic of Yemen has undergone a profound transformation following the escalation of conflict in March 2015. There … poor welfare outcomes contrasts with evidence from other conflict settings, and further contrasts with the rationale …
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The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant changes in where people work, eat and socialise. We use novel data on the food and non-alcoholic drink purchases from stores, takeaways, restaurants and other outlets to quantify the impact of the pandemic on the diets of a large, representative panel...
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children's nutrition using the case of the COVID-19 pandemic in Mozambique. In response to the economic downturn, households … child nutrition before and after the pandemic. The results show that there has been a significant reduction in household …
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This survey reviews the existing literature, identifying the contribution of agriculture, schooling, and nutrition to … cases, improved nutrition helps raise labor productivity and allows individuals to work for longer hours, which makes human … middle income countries, improved schooling has been more important than improved nutrition or caloric intake in explaining …
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In dieser Studie werden die Wirkungen von Arbeitsbeschaffungsmaßnahmen (ABM) in Deutschland auf die individuellen Eingliederungswahrscheinlichkeiten der Teilnehmer in reguläre Beschäftigung evaluiert. Für die Untersuchung wird ein umfangreicher und informativer Datensatz aus den Datenquellen...
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to discuss these implementation issues and give some guidance to researchers who want to use PSM for evaluation purposes. …
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