Search Results - subject_exact:"Famine"

Why do famines still occur in the 21st century? : a review on the causes of extreme food insecurity

Tezanos Vázquez, Sergio - 2025

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Social norms and the impact of early life events on gender inequality

Luo, Wei; Huang, Wei; Park, Albert - 2024

We study the influence of social norms in determining the impact of early life exposure to the Great Chinese Famine of 1959-1961 on gender inequality. We model how social norms interact with adverse shocks to affect male and female survival chances and influence subsequent human capital...

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Enhancing morality through charity accounting during the Swedish famine of 1867-1869

Rahnert, Katharina - 2024

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1930-1943 : agrarian transformation and the famine in Bengal

Paul, Saumik - 2024

Since the advent of British rule in 1765, the colony of Bengal, once hailed as the most fertile and prosperous region of India, witnessed numerous incidents of food shortages. Apart from the supply and demand side factors are typically associated with a food shortage at an escalated or...

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1930-1943: Agrarian Transformation and the Famine in Bengal

Paul, Saumik - 2024

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Demographic crises during the Maoist period : a case study of the Great Flood of 1975 and the forgotten famine

Alvarez-Klee, Roser; Ramon Muñoz, Ramon - 2024

Demographic crises and famines were recurring phenomena in China before the mid-20th century, with the Great Leap Forward Famine of 1959-61 often regarded as the last and one of the most severe in Chinese History. This article delves into the repercussions of the Great Flood of 1975 in Henan...

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Early life exposure to the Great Chinese Famine (1959-1961) and the health of older adults in China : a meta-analysis (2008-2023)

Shen, Chi; Chen, Xi - 2024

There is mounting evidence indicating that the aging process initiates during early life stages, with in utero the individual's environment playing a significant role. Consequently, it is crucial to understand the enduring effects of early life circumstances on health in old age. In this study,...

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Early life exposure to the Great Chinese Famine (1959–1961) and the health of older adults in China : a meta-analysis (2008–2023)

Shen, Chi; Chen, Xi - 2024

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Mortality from the 1944-1945 famine in Java, Indonesia

Eng, Pierre van der - 2024

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Mortality from the 1944-1945 famine in Java, Indonesia

Eng, Pierre van der - 2024

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The virtuous spiral of Smithian growth : colonialism as a contradiction

Miller, Marcus - 2024

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The virtuous spiral of Smithian growth : colonialism as a contradiction

Miller, Marcus - 2024

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A right to nutrition in Zambia : legal analysis

Kaaba, O'Brian; Gibbons, Sarah; Stirton, Ruth; Harris, Jody - 2026

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Evaluating policies to improve food affordability, nutrition, and food security in remote communities in Northern Canada

Daley, Angela; Galloway, Tracey; Li, Nicholas; Watson, Barry - 2026

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Nutrition Recovery Programming In Gaza : Good Practices in Transitioning Emergency Nutrition Interventions During Conflict Recovery

Walters, Tamsin; Al-Halaika, Mousa; Al-Qadi, Ruwaida; … - 2026

The conflict in Gaza has severely constrained access to food, health services, and water and sanitation infrastructure and created severe risks for malnutrition, particularly among women and children. This paper synthesizes evidence from post-conflict and recovery settings to inform nutrition...

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Reflections on famine : Gaza and beyond

Ó Gráda, Cormac - 2026

On August 22nd 2025, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (or IPC for short) declared a famine "with reasonable evidence" in Gaza. Its hesitancy reflected its inability to obtain enough hard evidence on its criteria for establishing the presence of a Phase 5-level (i.e. famine)....

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Breaking the Cycle of malnutrition : integrated strategies and global lessons for india and the global south

Kochar, Monika - 2026

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Internet use and child malnutrition : evidence from rural areas in China

Li, JingYu; Lee, Ji Yong; Lee, Sang Hyeon - 2026

Child malnutrition has long posed a serious threat the development of human capital in developing countries. As digitalization advances, the internet has become an integral part of daily life. This paper examines the impact of internet use on long-term and short-term child malnutrition in rural...

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Illinois' net nutrition during us economic development and the turner hypothesis : a microcosm of United States net nutrition and biological welfare

Carson, Scott Alan - 2026

In 1893, Frederick Jackson Turner proposed that America's Far Western frontier was an economic 'safety-valve,' a place where settlers migrated when European and eastern states' economic and social conditions crystallized against their upward mobility. However, Turner's hypothesis has come under...

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Estimating multidimensional development resilience

Lee, Seungmin; Abay, Kibrom A.; Barrett, Christopher B.; … - 2026

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Estimating multidimensional development resilience

Lee, Seungmin; Abay, Kibrom A.; Barrett, Christopher B.; … - 2024

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Unequal starts : intrahousehold child nutrition inequality in Bangladesh

Kishida, Takaaki; Matsuura-Kannari, Masanori; Islam, … - 2026

Despite significant economic growth in developing countries, child malnutrition remains a daunting challenge. Recent studies indicate that later-born children in these countries often face health disadvantages. This study examines the effects of birth order on child nutrition using four rounds...

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Social inequalities in famine mortality in the manorial system of the tsarist Russian province of Livland in the mid-1840s

Lust, Kersti; Klesment, Martin; Jaadla, Hannaliis - 2023

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The inheritance of historical trauma : intergenerational effects of early-life exposure to famine on mental health

Zhang, Zihan; Kim, Jun Hyung - 2023

Can the effects of early childhood trauma persist across generations, impacting the long-run outcomes of their children? To answer this question, we exploit the geographic variation in the intensity of the Great Famine in China and distinguish the effects of exposures during four stages of...

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Turning back the clock: The changing nature of North Korean food insecurity

Noland, Marcus - 2025

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Turning back the clock : the changing nature of North Korean food insecurity

Noland, Marcus - 2025

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Food insecurity and coping strategies in war-affected urban settings of Tigray, Ethiopia

Gebrihet, Hafte Gebreselassie; Gebresilassie, Yibrah Hagos - 2025

Armed conflict remains a significant global issue, with several studies highlighting its detrimental impact on the affected communities, making it a critical area of research. This study aimed to examine the effects of prolonged armed conflict on food security among urban households in Tigray,...

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Farm production, marketing, and children's nutritional outcomes in rural Zambia

Mulungu, Kelvin; Manning, Dale; Kumwenda, Chiza; … - 2025

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Nutrition for all? : input subsidies and equitable diets

Ng'ombe, John N.; Prah, Stephen; Kiwanuka-Lubinda, … - 2025

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Estimating the short-term effects and seasonal dynamics of Malawi’s 2015/16 drought on household food insecurity and child malnutrition

Kenamu, Edwin; Colen, Liesbeth - 2025

In 2015, Southern Africa experienced a drought that affected approximately 30 million people across seven countries. Using a nationally representative household panel survey dataset and a remotely sensed measure of drought intensity during the 2015/16 farming season, we rigorously estimate the...

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Comment on "Food insecurity and mental health of women during COVID-19: evidence from a developing country" by Rahman et al.

Fiala, Lenka; Kjelsrud, Anders; Kujansuu, Essi; … - 2025

Rahman et al. (2021) study the correlation between mental health and food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. They report that food insecurity increases in the sample and that this is associated with increased stress. This result is not reproducible from the author-provided...

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The economy, the ghost in your gene, and the escape from premature mortality

Costa, Dora L.; Bygren, Lars Olov; Graf, Benedikt; … - 2025

Explanations for the West's escape from premature mortality have focused on chronic malnutrition or income and on public health or state capacity. We argue that by ignoring the multigenerational effects of variance in ancestors' harvests, we are underestimating the contribution of modern...

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The Economy, the Ghost in Your Gene, and the Escape from Premature Mortality

Costa, Dora L.; Bygren, Lars Olov; Graf, Benedikt; … - 2025

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Tracking nutrition investments : proposed nutrition budget tagging framework and typology for the national government agencies in the Philippines

Casas, Lyle; Bagas, Joy; Ulep, Valerie Gilbert - 2025

This report proposes a framework in tagging nutrition expenditures of national government agencies. The framework was developed through exhaustive literature review and validation sessions with government agencies. It comprised of five levels (5) of classification elements namely: major...

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Can digital aid deliver during humanitarian crises?

Callen, Michael; Fajardo-Steinhäuser, Miguel; Findley, … - 2025

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Can digital aid deliver during humanitarian crises?

Callen, Michael; Fajardo-Steinhäuser, Miguel; Findley, … - 2026

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Can digital aid deliver during humanitarian crises?

Callen, Michael; Fajardo-Steinhäuser, Miguel; Findley, … - 2025

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Can digital aid deliver during humanitarian crises?

Callen, Michael; Fajardo-Steinhäuser, Miguel; Findley, … - 2024

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Cycles of malnutrition : intergenerational health transmission in India

Gautam, Santosh; Halliday, Timothy; Mazumder, Bhashkar - 2025

We provide the first estimates of broad-based health transmission between parents and their young children in India. The correlations between maternal health and child health outcomes - such as anemia, stunting, and body mass index - are approximately 0.20. When aggregating these health measures...

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Hambre, desigualdad e ilegalidad : el circuito perverso del rezago social cocalero y la estigmatización del Macizo Colombiano

Alfonso R., Óscar A. - 2025

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Determinants of Child Malnutrition in the Lao PDR

2025

This policy note uses the most recent available data to outline the primary factors contributing to child stunting and malnutrition in Laos. The report draws on data from the baseline round of impact evaluation surveys conducted in 2020 as part of the Nutrition Convergence Projects. By applying...

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Nutritional benefits of fostering : evidence from longitudinal data in South Africa

Dumas, Christelle; Gautrain, Elsa; Gosselin-Pali, Adrien - 2025

In sub-Saharan Africa, child fostering-a widespread practice in which a child moves out of the household of her biological parents-can have significant implications for a child's overall well-being. Using longitudinal data from South Africa that includes individual tracking, we employ double...

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Nutritional benefits of fostering : evidence from longitudinal Data in South Africa

Dumas, Christelle; Gautrain, Elsa; Gosselin-Pali, Adrien - 2025

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Agricultural economics and the transformation toward sustainable agri-food systems

Qaim, Matin; Parlasca, Martin Christoph - 2025

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From MDGs to SDGs : understanding progress in child stunting in Asia

Asadullah, Mohammad Niaz; Ramachandran, Rajesh - 2025

At the conclusion of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) campaign in 2015, stunting among under 5-year-olds remained a major challenge in South Asia and Southeast Asia, with South Asia lagging behind-a phenomenon known as the "Asian enigma." This paper revisits the issue, focusing on...

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Tracking nutrition investments : proposed nutrition budget tagging framework and typology for national government agencies in the Philippines

Casas, Lyle; Bagas, Joy; Ulep, Valerie Gilbert - 2025

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de, ebvufind01.dmz1.zbw.eu/10015473911

Estimating the effects and seasonal dynamics of Malawi's 2015-16 drought and humanitarian transfers on household food insecurity and child malnutrition

Kenamu, Edwin; Colen, Liesbeth - 2025

In 2015, Southern Africa experienced a drought that affected approximately 30 million people across seven countries. Using a nationally representative household panel survey data set and a remotely sensed measure of drought intensity during the 2015-16 farming season, we rigorously estimate the...

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Does the urban productive safety net programme alleviate food insecurity and improve education? : evidence from Tigray, Ethiopia

Gebresilassie, Yibrah Hagos; Tesfay, Gebremeskel Berhane; … - 2025

This study examines the effects of the urban productive safety net programme (uPSNP) on urban households' food insecurity (FIN) and children's school attendance in Tigray, Ethiopia. Data were collected from 333 urban households between August and September 2020. The FGT index was used to compute...

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Food security and nutrition to attain SDG-2 : a comparative analysis of south asia region

Rao, P. Srinivasa - 2025

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Harvesting insights: assessment of food systems for children in the Philippines

Ulep, Valerie Gilbert; Talamayan, Jann Trizia; Casas, Lyle - 2025

In the Philippines, children continue to face challenges in accessing healthy, sustainable diverse diets that provide sufficient nutrients for growth and development. This is especially critical given the importance of early developmental stages. The overall structure and functioning of the food...

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How inequality and repression affect the link between food insecurity and urban social disorder

Murshed, Syed Mansoob; Gates, Scott; Hasan, Rashel; … - 2025

We examine the relationship between food insecurity and urban social disorder, featuring the degree of inequality and levels of governmental repression. We develop a formal theoretical model, and our empirical results suggest that food price volatility contributes significantly to conflict...

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Hunger and malnutrition in a COVID-19 environment : what are the effects amidst rising food prices in sub-Saharan Africa?

Dia Kamgnia, Bernadette; N'Dri, Kan David - 2025

The COVID-19 pandemic intensified existing structural challenges in Africa, including poverty, weak healthcare systems, and fragile agricultural supply chains. Consequently, examining its effects remains a critical area of study. This research investigates the effect of food prices on the...

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Early life trauma and corporate dividend policies : evidence from China

Ali, Imran; Ali, Farman; Ali, Asif; Fraz, Ahmad - 2025

The current study employs a longitudinal sample 2822 of Shenzhen and Shanghai A-share-listed firms between 2003 and 2017 to examine how directors' famine experiences influence dividend payout decisions. The findings suggest that directors with famine experience are positively associated with...

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Starving and deceiving : are politicians with childhood famine exposure more honest?

Chen, Shuo; Fan, Xinyu; Wang, Xuanyi - 2025

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Lao PDR Nutrition Convergence Impact Evaluation

2025

This report presents findings from an impact evaluation of the NC program on nutrition outcomes. Specifically, it assesses the impact of the Reducing Rural Poverty and Malnutrition Project and the Poverty Reduction Fund Project, when complementing the Health and Nutrition Services Access...

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The escape from hunger : the impact of food prices on well-being in Sweden, 1813-1967

Bengtsson, Tommy; Quaranta, Luciana - 2025

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Determining the influence of livelihoods, land access, and location on household food and nutrition security in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Sardeshpande, Mallika; Naicker, Rowan; Hlahla, Sithabile; … - 2025

Access to healthy food varies across socioeconomic circumstances such as primary livelihood, and access to shops, land, farms, and cities. We compared household food and nutrition security across households with food-producing and non-food-producing livelihoods, access to farms and non-farm...

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Dollarization and food system change : hunger, environment, and dietary shifts in Colombian-Venezuelan border communities

Puente Pacheco, Mario Alberto de la; Torres Ortega, … - 2025

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Droughts in Africa : adult malnutrition and occupational change during recurring and first-time droughts

Fingado, Nora; Poelhekke, Steven - 2025 - Original version: April 2023, this version: November 2025

How costly are droughts to adults' nutrition in Africa? Do people adapt to recurring droughts? We measure severe droughts using detailed satellite-based index of greening observed bi-monthly on a relatively high-resolution 0.083 degree grid between 1982 and 2015, that captures persistent and...

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The impact of a nutrition-sensitive graduation model program on child nutrition : experimental evidence from Ethiopia

Hirvonen, Kalle; Leight, Jessica; Gilligan, Daniel Orth; … - 2025

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Global food security impacts of extreme weather events and occurrence of breadbasket failures

Martin, Will; Nia, Reza; Vos, Rob - 2025

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