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Public Infra-structure and Growth: New Channels and Policy Implications,” unpublished,
, 2006
"... Abstract This paper identifies several new channels through which public infrastructure may affect growth, in addition to the conventional productivity, complementarity, and crowding-out effects typically emphasized in the literature. These include an impact on adjustment costs associated with priv ..."
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Abstract This paper identifies several new channels through which public infrastructure may affect growth, in addition to the conventional productivity, complementarity, and crowding-out effects typically emphasized in the literature. These include an impact on adjustment costs associated with private investment, on the durability of private capital, and on the production of health and education services. The effects on health and education have been well documented in a number of microeconomic studies, but macroeconomists have only recently begun to study their implications for growth. We illustrate the links between health, infrastructure and growth in an endogenous growth model with transitional dynamics and discuss the optimal allocation of public spending. We then draw the policy implications of the recent literature for the design of strategies aimed at promoting growth and reducing poverty.
International Model for Policy Analysis of Agricultural Commodities and Trade (IMPACT): Model description
- International Food Policy Research Institute. /impact/impactmodel.pdf
, 2002
"... THE MODEL.................................................................................................................................7 I. Basic Methodology on Food............................................................................................. 7 ..."
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Africa’s food and nutrition security situation: Where are we and how did we get here
- 2020 Discussion Paper No. 37. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute
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India's Undernourished Children: A Call for Reform and Action
, 2006
"... (HNP) of the World Bank’s Human Development Network. The papers in this series aim to provide a vehicle for publishing preliminary and unpolished results on HNP topics to encourage discussion and debate. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the ..."
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(HNP) of the World Bank’s Human Development Network. The papers in this series aim to provide a vehicle for publishing preliminary and unpolished results on HNP topics to encourage discussion and debate. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the author(s) and should not be attributed in any manner to the World Bank, to its affiliated organizations or to members of its Board of Executive Directors or the countries they represent. Citation and the use of material presented in this series should take into account this provisional character. For free copies of papers in this series please contact the individual authors whose name appears on the paper. Enquiries about the series and submissions should be made directly to
Factors Causing Malnutrition among under Five Children
, 2006
"... Abstract: The nutritional status of under five children is a sensitive indicator of a country’s health status as well as economic condition. This study investigated differential impact of some demographic, socio-economic, environmental and health related factors on nutritional status among under fiv ..."
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Abstract: The nutritional status of under five children is a sensitive indicator of a country’s health status as well as economic condition. This study investigated differential impact of some demographic, socio-economic, environmental and health related factors on nutritional status among under five children in Bangladesh. The study used Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 1999-2000 (BDHS 1999-2000) data. Bivariate analysis and multivariate analysis (Cox’s linear logistic regression model) were used to identify the determinants of under-five malnutrition. The analyses revealed that 45 percent of the children under age five were suffering from chronic malnutrition, 10.5 percent were acutely malnourished and 48 percent had under-weight problem. The main contributing factors for under five malnutrition were found to be previous birth interval, size at birth, mother’s body mass index at birth and parent’s education.
Linking Food and Nutrition Security: Past Lessons and Future Opportunities.” Asian Development Review 17(1,2). This issue
, 1999
"... Abstract. Traditional food security strategies are reviewed and generally found to have a weak impact on lowering child malnutrition. Unless these programs are properly targeted and linked to employment and micro-credit opportunities for women, they are unlikely to be effective or sustainable. The l ..."
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Abstract. Traditional food security strategies are reviewed and generally found to have a weak impact on lowering child malnutrition. Unless these programs are properly targeted and linked to employment and micro-credit opportunities for women, they are unlikely to be effective or sustainable. The links between food policy and nutrition security require greater attention to dietary quality through agricultural research and technology, directed to reducing both undernutrition and overnutrition; social security policies that protect poor women and children; and food aid policies that are developmental in intent and impact. One element in the final solution to malnutrition is to provide increased consumption of a range of nonstaple foods. To reach the poor, this will require a relatively large investment in agricultural research and other public and on-farm infrastructure over several decades. In the medium run, a much smaller investment in improving the nutrient content of food staples through plant breeding can make a major contribution to reducing deficiencies in selected micronutrients. The role of women is central to nutrition outcomes through child care, so that policies and programs must consider how to enhance women’s decision-making power in the household, how they affect time demands on women, and how to increase women's education and nutritional knowledge. Finally, community-based programs, which are central to the RETA strategy for improved nutrition, should be used to monitor the nutrition effects of agricultural policies and programs and to provide feedback to agricultural policymakers as to how to enhance the positive effects and minimize the negative effects of agricultural policies and programs.
Comparing Food and Cash Transfers to the Ultra-Poor
- in Bangladesh. IFPRI Research Monograph 163. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute
, 2010
"... 1975 to identify and analyze alternative national and international strategies and policies for meeting food needs of the developing world on a sustainable basis, with particular emphasis on low-income countries and on the poorer groups in those countries. While the research effort is geared to the ..."
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1975 to identify and analyze alternative national and international strategies and policies for meeting food needs of the developing world on a sustainable basis, with particular emphasis on low-income countries and on the poorer groups in those countries. While the research effort is geared to the precise objective of contributing to the reduction of hunger and malnutrition, the factors involved are many and wide-ranging, requiring analysis of underlying processes and extending beyond a narrowly defined food sector. The Institute’s research program reflects worldwide collaboration with governments and private and public institutions interested in increasing food production and improving the equity of its distribution. Research results are disseminated to policymakers, opinion formers, administrators, policy analysts, researchers, and others concerned with national and international food and agricultural policy. About IFPRI Research Monographs IFPRI Research Monographs are well-focused, policy-relevant monographs
Looking Ahead Long-Term Prospects for Africa’s Agricultural Development and Food Security
"... “A 2020 Vision for Food, Agriculture, and the Environment ” is an initiative of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) to develop a shared vision and consensus for action on how to meet future world food needs while reducing poverty and protecting the environment. 2020 discussion p ..."
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“A 2020 Vision for Food, Agriculture, and the Environment ” is an initiative of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) to develop a shared vision and consensus for action on how to meet future world food needs while reducing poverty and protecting the environment. 2020 discussion papers present technical research results that encompass a wide range of subjects drawn from research on policy-relevant aspects of agriculture, poverty, nutrition, and the environment. They contain materials that IFPRI believes are of key interest to those involved in addressing emerging food and development problems.
REDUCING CHILD UNDERNUTRITION: HOW FAR DOES INCOME GROWTH TAKE US?
"... How rapidly will child undernutrition respond to income growth? This study explores that question using household survey data from 12 countries. In addition, data on the undernutrition rates since the 1970s available from a cross-section of countries are employed in this investigation. Both forms ..."
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How rapidly will child undernutrition respond to income growth? This study explores that question using household survey data from 12 countries. In addition, data on the undernutrition rates since the 1970s available from a cross-section of countries are employed in this investigation. Both forms of analysis yield similar results. Income increases at household and national levels imply similar rates of reduction in undernutrition. Using these estimates and better-than-historical income growth rates, we find that the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of halving the levels of child underweight by 2015 is unlikely to be met through income growth alone. What is needed is a balanced strategy of income growth and investment in more direct interventions to accelerate reductions in undernutrition. iv v CONTENTS Acknowledgments .........................................................................................................vii 1.
Assessing the Economic Returns to Investing in Youth in Developing Countries
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank
, 2003
"... in this series aim to provide a vehicle for publishing preliminary and unpolished results on HNP topics to encourage discussion and debate. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the author(s) and should not be attributed in any manner to the Wor ..."
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in this series aim to provide a vehicle for publishing preliminary and unpolished results on HNP topics to encourage discussion and debate. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the author(s) and should not be attributed in any manner to the World Bank, to its affiliated organizations or to members of its Board of Executive Directors or the countries they represent. Citation and the use of material presented in this series should take into account this provisional character. For free copies of papers in this series please contact the individual authors whose name appears on the paper. Enquiries about the series and submissions should be made directly to
