This paper uses household data from the Philippines to examine jointly household decisions on family size and child quality, using nutritional status as a measure of quality. The results suggest that there are significant substitutions away from larger families and towards higher quality...

Zahlreiche Untersuchungen haben bereits einen engen Zusammenhang zwischen Geburtenfolge, Geschlecht und Ausbildung der Kinder in verschiedenen Gesellschaften deutlich gemacht. Hier werden die Auswirkungen der Geburtenfolge auf den kurz- und langfristigen Ernährungszustand des Kindes analysiert....

Healthy diets have been characterized as responding to four universal principles--nutrient adequacy, dietary diversity, macronutrient balance, and moderation. With rising incomes, diet concerns globally have shifted from inadequacy of nutrients and lack of diversity, to lack of balance and...