Unanticipated spikes in food prices can increase malnutrition among the poor, with lasting consequences; however, livelihood strategies that include producing food for home consumption are expected to offer a measure of protection. Using anthropometric and consumption data from Indonesia collected before and after the 2007/08 food price crisis, this paper finds evidence of both effects. Based on standardized height and weight measures, the results...
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2016/04/11
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政策研究报告
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WPS7627
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2016/04/11
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Long-term impacts of an unanticipated risk event : the 2007/08 food price crisis and child growth in Indonesia
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food price