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Incorrect knowledge of the health production function may lead to inefficient household choices, and thereby to the … production of suboptimal levels of health. This paper studies the effects of a randomised intervention in rural Malawi which … monetary or in-kind resources. A simple model first investigates theoretically how nutrition and other household choices …
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in Sub-Saharan Africa. Using climate and infant health data from a grid of approximately 4,000 cells in 34 African …
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health, and cognitive outcomes of children. Our findings suggest that light-touch nutrition information alone, even when … studies the effect of a nutrition information intervention on household dietary behavior, hemoglobin levels, and cognitive … parents are informed about the health risk of their children, may not promote healthy behavior and factors other than …
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studies the effect of nutrition information intervention on household dietary behavior, child health, and cognitive ability of … cognitive outcomes of children. Our findings suggest that nutrition information alone, even when parents are informed about the …Lack of information about health risks may limit adoption of improved nutritional and healthy behavior. This paper …
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This paper investigates the potential of an infant intervention to improve life expectancy, contributing to emerging interest in the early life origins of chronic disease. We analyse a pioneering program trialled in Sweden in the 1930s, which provided information, support and monitoring of...
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This paper investigates the potential of an infant intervention to improve life expectancy, contributing to emerging interest in the early life origins of chronic disease. We analyse a pioneering program trialled in Sweden in the 1930s, which provided information, support and monitoring of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010510011