replaced with child stunting and child wasting; (2) The weight of one third for the child undernutrition dimension is shared … dietary energy supply, (2) child undernutrition, and (3) child mortality. The initial version of the index included the … the population that is calorie deficient (FAO's prevalence of undernourishment); the prevalence of underweight in children …

replaced with child stunting and child wasting; (2) The weight of one third for the child undernutrition dimension is shared … dietary energy supply, (2) child undernutrition, and (3) child mortality. The initial version of the index included the … the population that is calorie deficient (FAO’s prevalence of undernourishment); the prevalence of underweight in children …

reduce stunting, or impaired growth, among children in the local area. Focusing on Malawi, a country with very high stunting …,604 children under the age of 5. To identify the effect of aid, we rely on spatial and temporal variation in aid project coverage … already for children born in the early project implementation phase and lasts for children born up to 3 years after project …

(stunting) and weight for height (wasting) as indicators of child undernutrition from the two most recent years of the Livings … crop prices are positively associated with improved child stunting rates for children between ages 6 months and 5 years …This paper looks at how changing food prices affect child undernutrition in Ethiopia. It derives height for age …

children. In addition, we find evidence consistent with a channel that the policy improved the women's intrahousehold … bargaining power within the household, leading to improved parental investments for children. These study findings are also … compatible with the notion that children do better when their mothers control a more significant fraction of the family resources …

indicate that the HSAA improved children's height and weight. Furthermore, we uncover evidence supporting a mechanism whereby … care for children and improved child health. These results emphasize that children fare better when mothers control a … larger share of family resources. Policies empowering women can yield additional positive externalities for children's human …

municipalities, saving 861 children/year. The decline is driven mainly by deaths due to preventable causes, such as diarrhea and … respiratory infections. We also document an increase in hospital care for children with the same conditions. Our findings have …

were less likely to have male children. Moreover, children who were in utero during the most severe period of the …