Beyond average treatment effects: Distribution of child nutrition outcomes and program placement in India's ICDS

World Development

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1410-1421

  Kandpal, Eeshani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; Child nutrition; Distributional effects; India; Targeting; Treatment effects

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH SERVICES; NUTRITION; VILLAGE;

INDIA;

EID: 79960312309     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2010.12.013     Document Type: Article

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