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The medium-term impact of the primary education stipend in rural Bangladesh
Baulch, Bob - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
This paper investigates the long-term impact of Bangladeshs Primary Education Stipend (PES) program on a range of individual and household welfare measures using a unique longitudinal study spanning the years 2000 to 2006. Using covariate and propensity score matching and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008505328
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An analysis of institutions and policy processes for selected antipoverty interventions in Bangladesh:
Ahmed, Akhter U.; Khondkar, Mubina - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
This study attempts to provide an understanding of how the process of institutional change influences the outcomes of interventions. To better understand the context in which these interventions took place, the study examines the institutional aspects of new agricultural technology interventions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008862344
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The impact of cash and food transfers: Evidence from a randomized intervention in Niger:
Hoddinott, John F.; Sandström, Susanna; Upton, Joanna - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
There is little rigorous evidence on the comparative impacts of cash and food transfers on food security and food-related outcomes. We assess the relative impacts of receiving cash versus food transfers using a randomized design. Drawing on data collected in eastern Niger, we find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132646
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Analyzing intersectoral convergence to improve child undernutrition in India: Development and application of a framework to examine policies in agriculture, health, and nutrition
Ved, Rajani; Menon, Purnima - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
. Delivering nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions to entire populations requires that these various sectors … come together at critical points and in meaningful ways to ensure delivery of key nutrition-related actions for communities … describe a possible framework to enable convergence across sectors for action on nutrition. Our framework notes that issues …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132649
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What dimensions of women’s empowerment in agriculture matter for nutrition-related practices and outcomes in Ghana?:
Malapit, Hazel J.; Quisumbing, Agnes R. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
This paper investigates linkages between women’s empowerment in agriculture and the nutritional status of women and children using 2012 baseline data from the Feed the Future population-based survey in Ghana. The sample consists of 3,344 children and 3,640 women and is statistically...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132650
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Women’s empowerment in agriculture: What role for food security in Bangladesh?:
Sraboni, Esha; Malapit, Hazel J.; Quisumbing, Agnes R.; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
Using nationally representative survey data from Bangladesh, we examine the relationship between women’s empowerment in agriculture and two measures of household food security: per adult equivalent calorie availability and dietary diversity. We use the Women’s Empowerment in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132672
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Sins of the fathers: The intergenerational legacy of the 1959-1961 Great Chinese Famine on children's cognitive development:
Tan, Chih Ming; Tan, Zhibo; Zhang, Xiaobo - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
The intergenerational effect of fetal exposure to malnutrition on cognitive ability has rarely been studied for human beings in large part due to lack of data. In this paper, we exploit a natural experiment, the Great Chinese Famine of 1959–1961, and employ a novel dataset, the China...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132691
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Women’s empowerment and nutrition: An evidence review:
van den Bold, Mara; Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Gillespie, Stuart - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
interventions, and microfinance programs—on women’s empowerment, nutrition, or both. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132692
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The other asian enigma: Explaining the rapid reduction of undernutrition in Bangladesh:
Headey, Derek D.; Hoddinott, John F.; Ali, Disha; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
South Asia has long been synonymous with persistent and unusually high rates of child undernutrition—the so-called Asian enigma. Yet contrary to this stereotype, Bangladesh has managed to sustain a rapid reduction in the rate of child undernutrition for at least two decades. In this paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132694
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An ex ante analysis of the impact and cost-effectiveness of biofortified high-provitamin A and high-iron banana in Uganda:
Fiedler, John L.; Kilkuwe, Enoch M.; Birol, Ekin - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
Using the Ugandan National Household Survey of 2005/06, we analyzed the production and consumption patterns of highland cooking banana (nakinyika) and sweet banana (sukalindizi). Informed by the empirical findings, we developed geographically differentiated adoption, production, consumption, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132704