Covariate Shocks and Child Undernutrition : A Review of Evidence from Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Unexpected adverse events that affect areas or populations widely (covariate shocks) can have major consequences for the welfare of a society. Although the negative effects on households, especially among the poor, are well established in the econo...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/170631591623439086/Covariate-Shocks-and-Child-Undernutrition-A-Review-of-Evidence-from-Low-and-Middle-Income-Countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33875 |
| Summary: | Unexpected adverse events that affect
areas or populations widely (covariate shocks) can have
major consequences for the welfare of a society. Although
the negative effects on households, especially among the
poor, are well established in the economics literature,
fewer studies have focused on how natural, economic, and
social covariate shocks affect individual welfare and
particularly child nutrition status. This paper reviews the
evidence on the effect of covariate shocks on child
nutrition status in low- and middle-income countries, the
pathways through which the effect operates, and the
relationship between the timing of a child's exposure
to a covariate shock and the effect on child nutrition
status. The paper also examines whether public interventions
can help to mitigate any negative effect and whether the
effect of covariate shocks can persist in the long term.
Based on findings from the synthesis of evidence, the paper
presents considerations and options for public policy and
future research. |
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