Do household consumption-smoothing strategies in poor countries entail significant long-run costs in terms of reduced human capital? This paper exploits the timing of monsoon rainfall shocks and the seasonal nature of agriculture to isolate income effects on early childhood anthropometric outcomes in rural Nepal and to provide evidence on the persistence of these effects into later childhood. Findings suggest that a 10 percent increase in rainfall...
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2013/03/01
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政策研究报告
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WPS6395
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2013/03/01
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Disclosed
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Monsoon babies : rainfall shocks and child nutrition in Nepal
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monsoon rainfall