Climate Variability and Child Height in Rural Mexico

We examine the impacts of weather shocks, defined as rainfall or growing degree days, a cumulative measure of temperature, more than a standard deviation from their respective long run mean, on the stature of children between 12 and 47 months of age in Mexico. We find that after a positive rainfall...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Skoufias, E., Vinha, K.
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5136

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